As we reported earlier, Secretary of State Marco Rubio interrupted a roundtable meeting at the White House about Antifa, whispered into President Trump's ear, and handed him an urgent note. Trump said that it looked like he'd have an announcement regarding the war in Gaza coming on Truth Social.
Here's the announcement. Trump says that Israel and Hamas have signed off on the first phase of his peace plan and that all of the hostages will be released very soon.
We don't trust Hamas, and we'll believe it when the hostages are released "very soon." Until those hostages are returned, keep hammering at Hamas.
Of course, CNN's Jake Tapper and Kaitlan Collins immediately tried to tamp down any sort of excitement for this: