The two Palestinian political groups Hamas and Fatah have reached a partial agreement concerning the governance of Gaza. The two sides have agreed to allow the unity government to oversee the region's management as well as the reconstruction of Gaza following Israel's bombardment.

The talks between the two Palestinian factions were held in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, where militant and extremist Hamas began reconciliatory talks with the more moderate but revolutionary Fatah party, according to Al Jazeera. The two-day meeting ended on Thursday with an agreement between the two sides that would give the unity government control over Gaza.

Led by President Mahmoud Abbas, the unity government of the Palestinian Authority currently controls the West Bank but the Gaza Strip has been under the control of the more radical Hamas. Following Israel's bombing of the region, the two Palestinian factions agreed to meet and discuss reconciliation.

"It was a must to move quickly and to get rid of all kinds of obstacles facing the national consensus government," said Azzad al-Ahmed head of Fatah delegation. "We discussed the importance of starting the Gaza reconstruction following the 2009, 2012 and 2014 Israeli aggressions against Gaza."

The Palestinian Authority estimates it will cost $7.8 billion to reconstruct the Strip, which was destroyed in the bombardment that killed more than 2,000 Palestinians.

According to Haaretz, border crossings will also be placed under Palestinian Authority control and Hamas has agreed to support Abbas' plan to reestablish the 1967 borders.

The agreement is a success for Abbas, improving Palestine's standing with the global community as well as fulfilling one of the agreements of the ceasefire between Israel and Palestine. This stipulated management of Gaza should revert to the Palestinian Authority.

However, disagreement over unpaid salaries of Gazan civil servants threatened to derail the talks. But the Fatah spokesman said they would be paid. The question of who will command Gaza's border crossing with Egypt was agreed to fall to the UN, Haaretz added.