During a closed-door White House meeting, Secretary of State Marco Rubio discreetly handed President Donald Trump a note reading “very close”—indicating that negotiators in Cairo were on the verge of finalizing the first phase of a peace deal between Israel and Hamas. This moment catalyzed Trump’s announcement on Truth Social, declaring “ALL of the Hostages will be released very soon” and that Israel would begin a phased military withdrawal from Gaza

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