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Trump says US will end military aid to Israel by the end of this year

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, November 3, said he made a deal with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for Washington to stop providing $3.8 billion in funding to Israel after the end of this year.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 5 sources•2 min read•Updated November 3, 2026, 5:22 PM UTC
Key points
  • Military aid to Israel and campaign contributions from Israel’s backers to US candidates have animated political debate.
  • The president’s announcement on Election Day, which he said was part of an agreement reached months ago, was a sign of how quickly the politics surrounding Israel have shifted.
  • US president makes surprise election day announcement, saying country does not ‘need’ $4bn annual payment Donald Trump has said that the US will end military aid to Israel at the end of this year in a surprise election day announcement that appeared to be targeted at voters sceptical of US support for Israel and the war in Gaza.

In a phone interview with Fox News as voting began on Tuesday morning, Trump said the US would cut nearly $4bn (£2.96bn) in military aid to Israel because “they don’t need it.” Continue reading...

Trump says Israel doesn’t need the aid and it’s a lot of money for the U.S.

Additional details
  • While speaking to Fox News' Fox and Friends, the US president added that Israel no longer needed the aid from Washington, and that some politicians were using the funding to criticise Republicans.
  • aid to Israel has become a Democratic talking point.
  • FRANCE 24's Jerusalem correspondent, Noga Tarnopolsky, has more.

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