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Bethlehem – Ma'an - One thousand exiled Palestinians will be allowed to reunite with their families in the West Bank and Gaza after Israel agrees to issue permits.

Hussein Ash-Sheikh Chairman of the Public Authority for Civil Affairs told Ma'an on Saturday that he calls on the families granted permits to go to the Civil Affairs office immediately so that the visas can be issued and loved ones can return to their homeland and be issued a national identification number.

The reunification requests were issued to a thousand Palestinians living g with out permits in Palestinian areas, as well as Palestinians living in exile abroad.

Israel agreed to issue the permits during the last meeting between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Olmert on Wednesday.