Qatari panel delivers Gaza Strip apartments

The Qatari Committee for the Reconstruction of Gaza recently handed over the apartments of the second phase of the residential city of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reported.

The panel held a ceremony to mark the event in conjunction with the Palestinian Ministry of Public Works and Housing. Those in attendance included Qatari Ambassador Mohammed Al Emadi; former Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh; Mufid al-Hasayneh, the Palestinian minister of Public Works and Housing; Khaled Al Hardan, the deputy chairman of the Qatari committee; as well as several Palestinian ministers and beneficiaries of the second phase of work.

Al Emadi praised Al-Thani and his father for their support of the Gaza Strip. He also applauded Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and others for their efforts in helping Qatari projects in the region.