Thu Oct 09 04:48:42 UTC 2025: **News Article:**

**Trump Announces Landmark Israel-Hamas Peace Deal on Truth Social, Claims Victory**

WASHINGTON D.C. – In a surprise move, President Donald Trump announced a breakthrough in peace negotiations between Israel and Hamas on Wednesday, claiming a major victory on his Truth Social platform. The announcement followed a dramatic exchange during a White House roundtable on Antifa, where Secretary of State Marco Rubio discreetly passed Trump a handwritten note urging him to quickly approve a Truth Social post to “announce the deal first.”

According to an AP photographer, the note revealed the urgency behind the peace negotiations, which included Trump’s top Middle East advisor, Steve Witkoff, and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, among other senior officials. The talks had been ongoing for three days at an Egyptian resort, signaling an intense effort to address the most challenging aspects of a US-backed plan to end the Gaza conflict.

Despite the impending announcement, Trump continued with his prior engagements and took questions from the media, causing visible anxiety for Secretary Rubio. Trump later told those gathered that he had to leave the meeting to “solve some problems in the Middle East.”

Nearly two hours after Rubio first passed Trump the note, at 6:51 PM, Trump declared on Truth Social that all parties had agreed to the first phase of the deal. He detailed the initial terms, including the release of all hostages and the withdrawal of Israeli troops to an agreed-upon line.

“I am very proud to announce that Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the first Phase of our Peace Plan,” Trump wrote, adding, “This is a GREAT Day for the Arab and Muslim World, Israel, all surrounding Nations, and the United States of America.”

Trump’s announcement included gratitude to mediators from Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey for their work in securing the agreement.

This announcement aligns with Trump’s established pattern of claiming credit for events and achievements, often exaggerating his personal influence. Previously, he has nominated himself for the Nobel Peace Prize, stating to the UN that he has ended seven “un-endable” wars. However, the extent of Trump’s personal role in brokering peace in some of the conflicts he has claimed to end has been disputed by some of the nations involved.

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