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Trump says US will end $4bn in annual military aid to Israel
Donald Trump says the US will end its $4 billion in annual military aid to Israel after this year.
He said he had reached the agreement months ago with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who he said was fine with it.
Trump said the US would still help Israel if it needed assistance.
The announcement comes as US support for Israel faces growing political criticism, including from Democrats and some Republicans.
The war in Gaza has brought military aid under greater scrutiny; more than 75,000 people have been killed there.
Trump linked his decision to criticism of aid by political opponents, including Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.
The aid is set to stop after the end of the year, though the announcement did not specify what other help the US might provide.
Donald Trump said the United States will stop providing annual aid to Israel by the end of 2026, following a deal he said he made with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Trump described the aid as $4 billion a year, while a US-Israel agreement provides $3.8 billion annually and is due to expire in 2028.
He said Israel no longer needs the funding but that the United States would help if Israel needed assistance.
Trump linked the decision to criticism of US support for Israel by Democrats and left-wing politicians, including Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.
Netanyahu has previously said he wants to reduce US financial support to zero over the next decade.
- Who
- US President Donald Trump said he had reached a deal with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
- What
- The United States will stop providing annual aid to Israel by the end of 2026, Trump said. Sources describe the amount as either $4 billion or $3.8 billion a year.
- When
- Trump made the announcement on November 3, 2026. He said the deal would take effect by the end of the year.
- Where
- The announcement came in a telephone interview with Fox News.
- Why
- Trump said Israel no longer needs the funding and cited political criticism of US support for Israel. He also said Netanyahu had suggested ending the aid.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Netanyahu told CBS he wanted to reduce US financial support to zero over the next decade.
Trump said he and Netanyahu had agreed to stop the annual aid.
Trump announced the decision in an interview with Fox News on the morning of the US midterm elections.
- Annual aid amount
- Trump said $4 billion; the existing assistance agreement provides $3.8 billion a year
- End date stated by Trump
- By the end of 2026
- Existing agreement expiration
- 2028
- Israeli prime minister
- Benjamin Netanyahu
- Senate candidate cited by Trump
- Abdul El-Sayed
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What people are saying
We've already agreed that by the end of this year we won't be paying Israel
We'll help Israel if they need it
Why should we suffer the slings from lunatics like El-Sayed when they don't need it? It's a bad talking point
I don't want to wait for the next Congress. I want to start now.