Officials from the Palestinian Authority (PA) made their way to the Gaza strip on Sunday in a bid to take back control from Hamas.

Egyptian officials also travelled to Gaza to monitor the reconciliation process.

An Egyptian delegation headed by Hazem Khairat, Egypt’s Ambassador to Israel, arrived on Sunday afternoon to the coastal enclave and was received by Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, according to Ma’an news.

However, the majority of delegations are expected to arrive on Monday, where numbers are expected to reach the hundreds.

"We are looking forward to turn the page on (the political) division and achieve comprehensive national reconciliation that enhances the steadfastness of our people and preserves their rights,” Iyad Buzm, the spokesman for Gaza’s Interior Ministry, said in a statement.

As a gesture of reconciliation, the Hamas-led Interior Ministry released five “security detainees” on Sunday.

The five detainees were held over “issues related to acting against internal security.”

According to reports, PA security officials, including the presidential guard, who are expected to take responsibility for managing Gaza’s border checkpoints with Israel and Egypt, according to the potential reconciliation accord - have also arrived in Gaza.

Haniyeh said in an official statement on Saturday that “the reconciliation is a will and a decision, to prevent Israel from swallowing up the West Bank and continuing its siege of the Gaza Strip.”

The Palestinian Authority has been accused of sending Gaza further into a humanitarian crisis in recent months in order to pressure Hamas into giving up control of Gaza.