Trump Says US Will End Israel Military Aid by Year's End

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that US aid to Israel will end at the close of 2026. He made the remarks on Fox News on Election Day.

$4 billion a year is the aid figure Trump cited.
$3.8 billion annually flows under the current agreement, which runs through 2028.
Trump said he and Netanyahu reached the deal months ago.
Trump said Israel can still buy weapons from the US.

Why it matters: The change would end US aid two years before the current agreement expires. Trump said Israel no longer needs the money.

Netanyahu has previously said he wants to phase out reliance on US military aid.
Trump said some Democrats use Israel funding to criticize Republicans.

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Raw Story6dRepublican fears Trump’s military bombshell a ‘ploy’ to sway Michigan vote The Independent4dAbdul El-Sayed shocks Washington by offering to team up with Donald Trump to slash Israel aid CNN4d‘Like a bolt from the blue:’ Israel’s president shocked by Trump announcing end of aid Mediaite3dTrump Claims Israel and the ‘Entire’ Middle East ‘WOULD NOT EXIST TODAY’ If Not for Him MSNBC6dReading between the lines of Trump’s Election Day surprise on Israel policy The Boston Globe6dUS will halt $4b in aid to Israel as the Mideast ally weans itself from American dependence The Guardian5dThe midterms were a thumping rebuke of the US-Israel relationship ABC News6dTrump says US will end military aid to Israel by end of year Al Jazeera6dTrump says that US will stop paying Israel aid after year-end AlterNet6dWhite House tries to clean up Trump’s bombshell foreign policy announcement Los Angeles Times6dU.S. will halt $4B in aid to Israel as the Mideast ally shifts to buying military hardware, Trump says Mother Jones6dTrump's big announcement on Israel means nothing NBC News6dTrump says U.S. will stop $4B in military aid to Israel at end of 2026 Political Wire6dTrump Says U.S. Will Halt $4 Billion in Aid to Israel Politico6dTrump says he will end billions of dollars in military aid to Israel The Intercept6dTrump Scrambles to Halt Military Aid to Israel to Deprive El-Sayed of a Talking Point The New Republic6dTrump Makes Stunning Announcement About Aid for Israel The New York Times6dTrump Says U.S. to End $4 Billion in Aid to Israel in Favor of New Deal Truthout6dTrump Says US Ending Annual Aid to Israel, Amid Push for Military Integration Vox6dTrump just said he was ending aid to Israel. He might actually mean it.

Right coverage, 28 sources: The right presents the move as a mutual decision that reflects Israel's strength, while noting that weapons sales and US support continue.