Qatar's Emir Arrives İn S. Arabia

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for talks with King Abdullah bin Abdel-Aziz.



The Doha-based news agency carried the news with no further details.



The visit comes amid diplomatic efforts to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip between Palestinian resistance factions and Israel.



Since July 7, Israel has pounded the Gaza Strip with fierce aerial bombardments with the ostensible aim of halting rocket fire.



At least 632 Palestinians have been killed – mostly civilians – and nearly 4000 others injured in Israel's ongoing offensive, now in its third week.



Gaza-based resistance factions, meanwhile, have continued to fire rocket at Israeli cities in response to relentless Israeli bombardments.



According to official Israeli figures, 30 Israelis have been killed since hostilities began.



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