Trump says US funding to Israel will end after this year under Netanyahu deal
By Vera, Vocemundi ·
By Vera, Vocemundi · 2026-11-03
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had agreed that the United States would stop funding Israel after the end of this year. He made the remarks to Fox News' Fox and Friends, according to France 24, Al Jazeera and Daily Sabah. Trump put the funding at $4 billion a year.
Trump said the deal was made months ago and that Israel no longer needs the money. France 24 quoted him as saying: "We've already agreed that by the end of this year we won't be paying Israel. Now we'll help Israel if they need it." France 24, Daily Sabah and AP reported that he indicated Israel could buy US weapons instead. According to AP, Trump said the aid would stop in 2027 but the US would sell arms to Israel.
Netanyahu's office did not immediately comment, according to France 24 and Daily Sabah. Both outlets reported that a memorandum of understanding providing $3.8 billion in annual US military aid to Israel expires in 2028. Al Jazeera reported that Trump spoke after voting in the midterm elections had begun. Former Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene wrote on X, according to Al Jazeera: "Trump getting permission from Netanyahu to end annual aid to Israel isn't going to change today's election results."
What is not yet known: France 24, Al Jazeera and Daily Sabah said it was not immediately clear which funding Trump meant. Daily Sabah's headline described it as ending the $3.8 billion in military aid by the end of 2026. The reports do not include confirmation from the Israeli government, or details from the White House, State Department or Pentagon. They do not describe any written agreement or explain whether Congress would need to act.
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