Qatar's Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, left, and Hamas' Ismail Haniyeh. (AP Photo/Mohammed Salem, Pool, File)
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Date Taken: 23-Oct-2012 14:59:36Credit: AP
Title: Hamas Qatar
Caption: FILE -- In this Oct. 23, 2012 file photo, then-Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, left, and Gaza's Hamas prime minister Ismail Haniyeh, arrive for a corner-stone laying ceremony for Hamad, a new residential neighborhood in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. Qatar has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in roads, housing and a major hospital in Hamas-ruled Gaza, but its role as one of the few foreign backers of the internationally shunned Islamic militant group could come to a halt as Qatar faces massive pressure from its Gulf neighbors to cut ties with Hamas. (AP Photo/Mohammed Salem, Pool, File)
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