Trump says the US will stop its $4 billion in annual aid to Israel

Summary

President Donald Trump says the U.S. will stop providing $4 billion in aid each year to Israel in 2027 but will sell arms to its closest ally in the Middle East, The Philadelphia Inquirer and the LA Times reported on Tuesday 3 November, NBC News writing that Trump spoke of a deal with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, without providing details, and Bloomberg that Trump said there was an agreement with Netanyahu to cut off the aid by the end of the year. Trump told Fox News Channel during a phone call that Netanyahu had approached Trump about the idea and that the two have been talking about it for a couple years, PBS NewsHour reported, and the LA Times that Trump said Israel doesn't need the aid and it's a lot of money for the U.S. to spend, but also that U.S. aid to Israel has become a Democratic talking point for candidates such as Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed. The NY Times wrote that the president's announcement on Election Day, which Trump said was part of an agreement reached months ago, was a sign of how quickly the politics surrounding Israel have shifted.

Latest: President Donald Trump says the U.S. will stop providing $4 billion in aid each year to Israel in 2027 but will sell arms to its closest ally in the Middle East, The Philadelphia Inquirer and the LA Times reported, NBC News writing that Trump spoke of a deal with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, without providing details, and The NY Times that the announcement came on Election Day.

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