Israel will start to gradually reopen its airspace to incoming flights from Wednesday night into Thursday (local time), Transport Minister Miri Regev has said, in a move aimed at bringing Israelis home — subject to security conditions.

Israel shut its airspace on Saturday morning after launching strikes on Iran.

Sharon Kedmi, director general of the Israel Airports Authority, said that in the first 24 hours of the phased reopening, only one flight per hour will be allowed to land at Ben Gurion Airport, and it must be a single narrow-body aircraft.

If the initial stage runs smoothly, authorities say they will increase capacity to two narrow-body aircraft per hour, or one wide-body aircraft per hour.

Kedmi said that, if plans hold, it could take “a week to ten days” to return Israelis to the country. Ramon Airport and Haifa Airport will remain closed for now.