Overview
- In heavy rain at Joint Base Andrews, President Trump struggled to close an umbrella while boarding Air Force One before an aide stepped in to help.
- Video of the moment circulated widely on social media, drawing attention as he left for a diplomatic mission.
- Trump told reporters he expects the Israel–Hamas ceasefire to remain in place based on verbal guarantees, not written commitments.
- Times Now reports his first stop is Israel, where Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the country is prepared to receive 48 hostages released by Hamas, followed by an address to the Israeli Parliament.
- The outlet also reports plans for travel to Egypt for a peace summit and says the agreement includes Israel releasing 250 prisoners along with 1,700 detained Palestinians.