Emir of Qatar Sheik Hamad visit Gaza

Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani(2L) and Palestinian prime minister in Gaza strip, Ismail Haniyah (2R) attend a celebration at the Islamic University in Gaza city on October 23, 2012. Qatar's emir was warmly welcomed on a landmark tour of the Gaza Strip in the first such visit by a head of state since the Islamist Hamas movement took over in 2007. UPI/Mohamed Al Ostaz/Media Palestinian Prime Minister/Handout