India, Oct. 24 -- Hamas and other main Palestinian factions announced on Friday that they had agreed to let an independent committee of technocrats take charge of governing post-war Gaza.

In a meeting held in Cairo, the groups decided to transfer "the administration of the Gaza Strip to a temporary Palestinian committee made up of independent technocrats, which will oversee daily affairs and essential services in coordination with Arab nations and international organisations," according to a joint statement, news agency AFP reported.

The announcement comes as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Israel on Thursday, the latest in a series of top Washington officials seeking to strengthen the fragile truce. As part of US President Do...