Khaled Meshaal(R), the politburo chief of the Islamist Hamas movement, and senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh wave during a news conference upon Meshaal's arrival at Rafah crossing in southern Gaza Strip, Dec. 7, 2012. Khaled Meshaal visited on Friday the former residence of late Hamas founder and spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin who was killed in Gaza 2004. (Xinhua/ Suhaib Salem /Pool)

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Hamas chief visits late spiritual leader Yassin's former residence in Gaza

GAZA, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Khaled Meshaal, the politburo chief of Islamist Hamas movement, visited on Friday the former residence of late Hamas founder and spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin who was killed in Gaza 2004.

Meshaal arrived in the Gaza Strip earlier Friday afternoon in a three-day historic visit to the enclave that Hamas had violently seized control of in June 2007. Full story

Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal waves his hands upon his arrival in the southern Gaza Strip, Dec. 7, 2012. Khaled Meshaal, the politburo chief of Islamic Hamas movement, arrived in the Gaza Strip Friday afternoon through Rafah crossing and started a three-day historic visit to the coastal enclave. (Xinhua/Khaled Omar)

Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal (C) waves his fist upon his arrival in the southern Gaza Strip, Dec. 7, 2012. Khaled Meshaal, the politburo chief of Islamic Hamas movement, arrived in the Gaza Strip Friday afternoon through Rafah crossing and started a three-day historic visit to the coastal enclave. (Xinhua/Khaled Omar)