Gaza: Najib given red carpet welcome

From the moment Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak crossed the Rafah border into Gaza from Egypt, something in the weather foretold that it was going to be an extra special visit.

Najib was given a red carpet welcome, complete with a  military band playing the Malaysian and the Palestinian  anthems.

After inspecting the guard of honour, Najib accompanied  by Palestinian Prime Minister in Gaza, Ismail Haniyeh addressed an open air packed press conference outside the  immigration building.

What came after the prelude was something unexpected.

The Hamas host took Najib and his delegation on a fast  tracked tour of destruction sites in Gaza.

A formula one driver would be proud as the convoy which  carried both prime ministers passed through narrow and  dusty lanes at breakneck speed.

Along the way, the programme book was thrown out of the  window.

Najib was taken .to several places that were not in the  original itinerary, mostly he saw first hand the destruction of  houses, a stadium and mosque.

The weather was getting warmer and the host was  adamant that the Malaysian leader and his delegation would  see for themselves the naked aggression that the Israeli  brought upon the hapless Palestinian people.