GAZA, (PIC)– Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani has arrived in the Gaza Strip along with his wife Sheikha Mozah Al Missned on a landmark visit for one day during which he will lay the foundation stones of vital projects.
The visit is considered the first of its kind made by an Arab head of state to the besieged enclave.
Sheikh Hamad Al Khalifa and his delegation was received by Palestinian premier Ismail Haneyya, his ministers, dignitaries, school students and civilians in the Palestinian side of Rafah border area, where a majestic presidential reception was held.
After standing to attention while the Palestinian and Qatari national anthems were played, the emir walked down a red carpet shaking hands with top Hamas officials.
Thousands of Palestinians have lined along the main roads of Gaza since the early morning hours waving Palestinian and Qatari flags and carrying banners welcoming the Qatari emir and his delegation.
During his brief visit, the emir will inaugurate$254-million Qatari projects to rebuild the impoverished and overcrowded Gaza Strip, which sustained major damage during a huge 22-day Israeli military operation which started in late December 2008.
In this regard, member of Hamas’s political bureau Ezzat Al-Resheq welcomed in a press release the visit of Sheikh Hamad Al Thani to Gaza on Tuesday.
Resheq hailed the visit as “historical” and expressed his appreciation to Qatar’s role in supporting the Palestinian people and their national cause.
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The Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (C) and Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh (3rd L) arrive at a cornerstone laying ceremony for a new center providing artificial limbs, in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip October 23, 2012. The Emir of Qatar embraced the Hamas leadership of Gaza on Tuesday with an official visit breaking the isolation of the militant Palestinian Islamist movement, to the dismay of Israel and rival, Western-backed Palestinian leaders in the West Bank. REUTERS/Ali Ali/Pool
The Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (L) is greeted by Palestinians upon his arrival to a cornerstone laying ceremony for a new center providing artificial limbs, in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip October 23, 2012. The Emir of Qatar embraced the Hamas leadership of Gaza on Tuesday with an official visit breaking the isolation of the militant Palestinian Islamist movement, to the dismay of Israel and rival, Western-backed Palestinian leaders in the West Bank. REUTERS/Ali Ali/Pool
The Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani waves to the crowd upon his arrival at a cornerstone laying ceremony for a Qatari funded rehabilitation center in Gaza City October 23, 2012. REUTERS/Hatem Moussa/Pool
Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh (R), the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (L) and his wife Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser al-Missned (C) attend a cornerstone laying ceremony for Hamad, a new residential neighbourhood in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip October 23, 2012. The Emir of Qatar embraced the Hamas leadership of Gaza on Tuesday with an official visit breaking the isolation of the militant Palestinian Islamist movement, to the dismay of Israel and rival, Western-backed Palestinian leaders in the West Bank. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
The Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (R), his wife Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser al-Missned (L), Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh (2nd R) and his wife Amal Haniyeh arrive at a cornerstone laying ceremony for Hamad, a new residential neighbourhood in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip October 23, 2012. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
The Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (C) arrives at a cornerstone laying ceremony for Hamad, a new residential neighbourhood in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip October 23, 2012. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh (L) and the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani arrive at a cornerstone laying ceremony for Hamad, a new residential neighbourhood in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip October 23, 2012. The Emir of Qatar embraced the Hamas leadership of Gaza on Tuesday with an official visit breaking the isolation of the militant Palestinian Islamist movement, to the dismay of Israel and rival, Western-backed Palestinian leaders in the West Bank. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Palestinian youths wave the Qatari flag near the Rafah border crossing with Egypt prior to the arrival of Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani to the Gaza Strip on October 23. The emir arrived in Gaza on Tuesday in the first visit by a head of state since the Islamist Hamas movement took over in 2007
Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (right) walks alongside Gaza’s Hamas prime minister Ismail Haniya (left) during a welcome ceremony at the Rafah border crossing with Egypt on October 23 in the Gaza Strip. Thousands of Qatari and Palestinian flags were flying across the territory to mark the emir’s visit
A Palestinian worker walks behind posters of the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, left, and Gaza’s Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, right, in preparation for the upcoming visit to Gaza at Palestine stadium in Gaza City, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh (front R) and his wife Amal (second row C) walk with the Emir of Qatar Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (front L) during a welcoming ceremony at the Rafah border crossing with Egypt in the southern Gaza Strip October 23, 2012. The Emir of Qatar entered the Gaza Strip on Tuesday for a visit that broke the isolation of its Islamist rulers, Hamas, but disappointed Israel and mainstream Palestinian leaders in the West Bank. REUTERS/Mohammed Abed/Pool
Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh walks with the Emir of Qatar Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (front R) during a welcoming ceremony at the Rafah border crossing with Egypt in the southern Gaza Strip October 23, 2012. The Emir of Qatar entered the Gaza Strip on Tuesday for a visit that broke the isolation of its Islamist rulers, Hamas, but disappointed Israel and mainstream Palestinian leaders in the West Bank. REUTERS/Mohammed Abed/Pool
Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser al Missned (L), wife of the Emir of Qatar Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, walks with Amal Haniyeh, wife of Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, during a welcoming ceremony at the Rafah border crossing with Egypt in southern Gaza October 23, 2012. The Emir of Qatar entered the Gaza Strip on Tuesday for a visit that broke the isolation of its Islamist rulers, Hamas, but disappointed Israel and mainstream Palestinian leaders in the West Bank. REUTERS/Mohammed Abed/Pool
Welcome ceremony for the Emir of Qatar and his delegation in Gaza. Oct 23, 2012 Photo by PalToday
Welcome ceremony for the Emir of Qatar and his delegation in Gaza. Oct 23, 2012 Photo by PalToday
Welcome ceremony for the Emir of Qatar and his delegation in Gaza. Oct 23, 2012 Photo by PalToday
Welcome ceremony for the Emir of Qatar and his delegation in Gaza. Oct 23, 2012 Photo by PalToday
Welcome ceremony for the Emir of Qatar and his delegation in Gaza. Oct 23, 2012 Photo by PalToday
Welcome ceremony for the Emir of Qatar and his delegation in Gaza. Oct 23, 2012 Photo by PalToday
Welcome ceremony for the Emir of Qatar and his delegation in Gaza. Oct 23, 2012 Photo by PalToday
Welcome ceremony for the Emir of Qatar and his delegation in Gaza. Oct 23, 2012 Photo by PalToday
Welcome ceremony for the Emir of Qatar and his delegation in Gaza. Oct 23, 2012 Photo by PalToday
Welcome ceremony for the Emir of Qatar and his delegation in Gaza. Oct 23, 2012 Photo by PalToday
Welcome ceremony for the Emir of Qatar and his delegation in Gaza. Oct 23, 2012 Photo by PalToday
Welcome ceremony for the Emir of Qatar and his delegation in Gaza. Oct 23, 2012 Photo by PalToday
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Martyred By Israeli Occupation Attacks
انّا للہ و انّا الیه راجعون
May Allah Subhana wa Ta’ ala grant the Shuhada Jannatul Firdaus, and ease it for their families, loved ones and anyone around them. Allahumma Ameen ya Rabbil Alameen. ‘ Inna Lillahi wa ‘ Inna ‘ Ilayhi Raji’un, Allahu Akbar
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* The list of shuhada does not display, the numerous victims of the zionist occupation which are undocumented by media. Nor it displays the victims of the “silent onslaught” due to restrictions of movement, ability to go to hospitals for treatment or life saving surgery, due to lack of medication because of the blockades and so on. For example: The Slow Motion Genocide by the Siege on Gaza only, killed 600 patients since Gaza got under Israeli Siege.
Neither does this list, display the avoidable mortality. A clear and statistical factual evidence, about the number of deaths due to indecent ruling by occupation forces. For even an occupier has obligations under International Laws, Geneva Convention and the Hague regulations, which it is neglecting. These circumstances, together with deliberate policies of the occupier to neglect and even deny every basic human right, severes avoidable mortality which is totally silenced by media or reporting organisations. While in the Holocaust, 1 on 6 Jewish people directly died of deliberate neglect, so if we believe the facts over 1 million due to avoidable mortality, neither should these same circumstances be ignores which are ongoing in Palestine. For this report displays a