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Thirty-eight out of 272 suicide bombings in Israel were carried out by Palestinians who had obtained Israeli citizenship through family unification, the Shin Bet security service said. An intelligence official reported the numbers Monday to the Knesset Internal Affairs and Environment Committee, which was discussing whether to extend a temporary law banning automatic family reunification when Palestinians marry Israelis, Ha’aretz reported.

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