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A urgent handwritten message delivered to the President by his top diplomat, Marco Rubio, indicated that an announcement regarding a ceasefire deal in Gaza might be made very soon.

Captured in a image, the note's contents urged the president to authorize a message on his social media network to break the news before others.

"Very close," it stated, according to the photo. "We need you to approve a Truth Social post soon so you can announce deal first."

Not long after the note was revealed, Trump published on his Truth Social network, stating he was "extremely pleased" to reveal the first phase of the agreement.

"This means that ALL of the Hostages will be released shortly, and Israel will pull back their Troops to an agreed upon line as the first steps toward a Robust, Long-lasting, and Everlasting Peace," he stated.

The Incident the Note Was Handed to Trump

Trump was holding a discussion with conservative influencers about antifa when Rubio, standing in the back corner of the White House's state room, got his attention.

He wanted to share an update for Trump, he said, but it would have to wait until after the media departed. Subsequently, Rubio handed the president the message.

"I just received a note by the secretary of state saying that we're very close to a deal on the Middle East, and they're gonna need me soon," Trump said. "So we'll take a couple of more questions."

Behind the Scenes of the Negotiations

The meeting had already been underway for more than an hour when Rubio first approached. The president welcomed him to enter, and Rubio quietly spoke something to Trump before giving him the note.

The note's urgent tone came as Trump's key regional advisor, Steve Witkoff, Qatari PM Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and other senior officials joined a third day of negotiations between Israel and Hamas at an Egyptian resort – a sign that negotiators aim to tackle the most challenging topics of a US plan to end the war in Gaza.

Trump's Comments on Overseas Trip

Trump had begun the influencer event by informing assembled journalists that he intended to travel to the Middle East "near the conclusion of the week" and could even "make the rounds" in the region to Egypt and possibly Gaza as US diplomats closed in on a deal.

Nevertheless, even after Rubio gave Trump the note, Trump kept speaking to the influencers and take questions from the media as the secretary of state became visibly anxious.

Concluding the Meeting

Nearly 10 minutes after his initial comments about departing, Trump said: "I must leave now to try and resolve some problems in the Middle East – although I'm ably assisted by our secretary of state. He could likely do an more effective job than me, but who knows."

"We don't want to take any chances. So we're going to go and do that," Trump continued.

He then proposed that Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem stay and take questions in his absence. However, Trump kept fielding questions before the event concluded without Cabinet members staying.

"We will achieve peace in the Middle East," Trump concluded by saying. "That is exactly what we want to do."