Trump says US will halt $4 billion annual aid to Israel in 2027
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 3 Nov, 14:47 · Archive
President Trump says the United States will stop providing $4 billion in annual aid to Israel from 2027, instead selling military hardware to the country.
President Trump announced on Tuesday that the United States will stop providing $4 billion in annual aid to Israel from 2027, shifting instead to selling military hardware to the country. Trump told Fox News Channel that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had approached him about the idea and that they have been discussing it for a couple of years. Trump said Israel does not need the aid and that it represents substantial spending for the United States.
Trump said the arrangement could be viewed as barter or military aid, stating: 'Look, we give them $4 billion of things and money, and they don't need it.' He also noted that U.S. aid to Israel had become a talking point for Democratic political candidates. Netanyahu's office provided no immediate comment on the announcement.
The United States has provided tens of billions of dollars in military aid to Israel in recent years. An academic study published last year found that the United States under both the Biden and Trump administrations provided at least $21.7 billion in military assistance to Israel following the start of the Gaza war in 2023.
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- Trump says US will halt $4B in aid to Israel as the Mideast ally shifts to buying military hardwarePresident 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.News4Jax · 3 Nov, 14:02
- Trump says US will halt $4B in aid to Israel as country shifts to buying military hardware insteadPresident 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.Clickorlando · 3 Nov, 14:02
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