Trump says US will end about $4 billion in annual military aid to Israel by end of 2026
Summary
President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, that the US will end its roughly $4 billion in annual military aid to Israel by the end of 2026. The Times of Israel reported that the announcement came on the morning of the US midterm elections and reportedly surprised Israeli officials, since the bilateral memorandum of understanding only expires next year, and that Netanyahu had not commented while Eisenkot demanded answers. Israel's Channel 12 reported that Israel's finance ministry was unaware of any plan to end the aid immediately before Trump's statement. Its economics correspondent Yuval Sade said the $3.8 billion in yearly aid had been expected to be a significant source of funding for Israel's defence budget in 2027 and 2028.
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Middle East Eye
Source ↗Reports, citing Israel's Channel 12, that Israel's finance ministry was unaware of any plans to immediately end US military assistance before Trump's announcement on Tuesday, and that the $3.8bn in annual aid had been planned as a source of defence budget funding for 2027 and 2028.
The Times of Israel
Source ↗Reports that Trump says the US will end $4 billion in annual military aid to Israel by the end of 2026, with the announcement made on the morning of the midterms and reportedly surprising Israeli officials because the bilateral MOU only expires next year.
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