Trump says US ending $4 billion in annual aid for Israel

RTÉ News · RTÉ News · 2026-11-03 22:36 UTC

US President Donald Trump has said he made a deal with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Washington would stop $4 billion in annual funding to Israel after this year.

US President Donald Trump has said he made a deal with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Washington would stop $4 billion in annual funding to Israel after this year, but will still sell weapons to its close Middle East ally.

In a surprise announcement as US voters headed to the polls for midterm elections, he cast the move as partly meant to take away a "bad talking point" he said left-wing Democrats had used against Republicans over support for military assistance to Israel.

Mr Trump did not provide details or explain how the funding would be halted at the end of the year, given that the memorandum of understanding that provides $3.8 billion in US military aid to Israel each year does not expire until September 2028.

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