section_path: Provisions/First stage
section_name: First stage
paragraph_text: First stage
  
  In this stage, Hamas would release 33 Israeli captives. It would start with releasing all living Israeli children (under 19), all living civilian women, all living elderly (age 50 or over) Israelis, and all living female Israeli soldiers, followed by a number of civilian men under the age of 50 who were suffering from injuries or other health issues. If the total number of living children, women, elderly, female soldiers, and sick or injured men was less than 33, then it would make up for that difference by releasing deceased bodies of Israelis.
  
  In return, Israel would release up to 1,904 Palestinian security prisoners, including 737 serving life terms. Israel would have to allow the entry of "sufficient" quantities of humanitarian aid: 600 trucks per day, of which 300 are for the north. Included in this were 50 fuel trucks "including the fuel necessary for operating the power plant, trade, and equipment needed for rubble removal, rehabilitation and operation of hospitals, health centres and bakeries in all areas of the Gaza Strip".
  
  Simultaneous to the captive exchanges, displaced unarmed Palestinians would be able to return to their homes in Gaza, and Israel would gradually withdraw from some (but not all) parts of the Gaza Strip. Israel would not conduct military flights over Gaza for 10–12 hours per day.