Donald Trump has urged negotiators to “move fast” in talks focused on the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and a broader end to the war, as representatives arrived in Egypt for discussions today.

They will focus on the first phase of Trump’s plan to end the war in Gaza, the Egyptian foreign ministry has said, which is the release of the remaining 48 hostages held by Hamas in return for Palestinian prisoners held in Israel.

In a social media post yesterday, the US president said talks were advancing rapidly. His encouragement came as Israel continued strikes on Gaza, killing 63 people in the 24 hours to yesterday evening.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying any national guard units to Oregon a few hours after the California governor, Gavin Newsom, announced he would sue the president over the planned deployment of his state’s troops.

Both states sought the temporary restraining order after Trump sent guard members from California to Oregon earlier in the day. On Saturday, the same judge temporarily blocked the administration from deploying Oregon’s national guard troops to Portland.

The ruling by US district judge Karin Immergut said there was no evidence that recent protests necessitated the presence of national guard troops, no matter where they came from. Immergut asked a Trump administration lawyer during a hearing on Sunday night: “How could bringing in federalised national guard from California not be in direct contravention of the [decision] I issued yesterday?”