Emir of Qatar Sheik Hamad visits Gaza

Qatar's First Lady Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser al-Missned attends a welcome ceremony upon her arrival at the Rafah border crossing with Egypt on October 23, 2012 in the Gaza Strip. Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani crossed into the Gaza Strip in the first visit by a head of state since the Islamist Hamas movement took over in 2007.UPI/Mohammed Abed/Pool