The Israeli Defence Forces has received a second list of hostages that are set to be released by the Palestinian militant group Hamas on Saturday (Nov 25) under a truce deal, the office of Israel's prime minister wrote in a statement on Friday.

Israeli security officials were reviewing the list of names which was not made public until the safe release of the hostages, the statement added.

Israel's Hostage Coordinator Brig. Gen. (res.) Gal Hirsch had passed on the information to the families of the captives, the statement said.

In a first batch of swap, Hamas freed a total of 24 hostages which included Israeli women and children and Thai farm workers who were handed over to Egyptian authorities at the Rafah border crossing, the International Committee of the Red Cross.

On the other hand, Israel released 39 Palestinian women and minors, who were detained on various charges, under the deal brokered by Qatar to pause the fighting in Gaza.

United States President Joe Biden on Friday (Nov 24) said that the release of the first batch of hostages was just the beginning and that there were "real" chances of the temporary truce in Gaza being extended.

He also underlined that now was the time to "renew" the efforts to create a two-state solution for peace between Israel and the Palestinians.