Iran Press/ West Asia: According to the Times of Israel newspaper, the Israeli prime minister's office has notified the families of those on the list, handed over by Qatar.
The third group of hostages may be released on Sunday.
The Palestinian movement of Hamas announced on November 22 that an agreement on a four-day humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip had been reached through the mediation of Qatar and Egypt. The agreement stipulates the release of 50 women and children under the age of 19 who are held in Gaza in exchange for the release of 150 women and children under the age of 19 from Israeli prisons. The Gaza ceasefire took effect at 7:00 a.m. local time (5:00 a.m. GMT) on November 24.
Egypt has also said it had received positive signals from all parties about a possible extension of the four-day truce for one or two days.
Diaa Rashwan, the head of Egypt's State Information Service (SIS), said in a statement that the country was holding extensive talks with all parties to reach an agreement over extending the truce, which "means the release of more detainees in Gaza and Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails".
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