The Palestinian committee set to govern Gaza under U.S. supervision has met for the first time in Cairo and pledged to get to work quickly.

The committee is expected to meet for the first time on Thursday in Egypt, crossing the Rafah border, a Palestinian source told Agence France-Presse.

Sporadic clashes between the Israel Defense Forces and Gaza militants -- plus deadly IDF strikes -- continue despite the Gaza ceasefire.

The Arab League has welcomed the announcement of the formation of the Palestinian technocratic committee to manage the Gaza Strip, headed by Dr Ali Shaath, and commended the efforts of Qatar, Egypt, and other mediators in this regard.

Israel's military said on Friday it carried out strikes across the Gaza Strip after armed Palestinians attacked Israeli soldiers earlier in the week. The strikes on Thursday targeted commanders of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ),

Ali Shaath, head of the committee managing Gaza’s affairs, announces the launch of the Strip’s reconstruction plan, which includes three stages. Completion of rebuilding may not be finished until 2040.

The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) Executive Director Jorge Moreira da Silva warned that the Gaza Strip is now overwhelmed by more than 60 million tons of rubble, a scale of destruction so vast that clearing it could take more than seven years, even under the best conditions.