With support from Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa, the UN Development Programme and the Arab International Organization for Reconstruction in Palestine have signed a memorandum of understanding to do work in Gaza, Al Jazeera reports.

The agreement was signed at the prime minister’s office in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, and is worth $80m during its first stage.

This intervention is the first of its kind since the Gaza ceasefire, according to the official Wafa news agency, which said the aim is to limit damage and remove rubble in vital areas, deal with unexploded ordnance and establish a number of temporary shelter centres that could offer some basic services.

Mustafa said the MoU will “enhance the government’s efforts to work on the ground to respond to emergency needs” and provide relief to Palestinians in the enclave.

“The Palestinian government has developed a programme for the first six months to address the situation on the ground, as well as a three-year plan to move from relief to economic recovery and early recovery, and then to full reconstruction over 10 years as part of a programme developed in coordination with the World Bank, the European Union, and the United Nations.”