A handout picture released by Lebanese photo agency Dalati

A handout picture released by Lebanese photo agency Dalati and Nohra shows Lebanese President Michel Sleiman (2-L) walking with his counterparts (L-R) from Algeria, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Sudan, Omar al-Beshir, Syria, Bashar al-Assad and the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani after a crisis summit meeting on Gaza in the Qatari capital Doha on January 16, 2009. Qatar pressed ahead with a summit today on Israel's deadly offensive against Gaza despite the absence of the Palestinian leadership and regional heavyweights Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
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