Trump Says US Will Stop $4 Billion in Annual Funding to Israel After This Year
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States will stop about $4 billion a year in funding to Israel after this year, saying Israel no longer needs it.
The update
US President Donald Trump told Fox News’s Fox and Friends on Tuesday that he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed months ago that Washington will stop providing about $4 billion a year to Israel after the end of this year. “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,” Trump said, adding that Israel does not need the money and can keep buying US weapons. Netanyahu’s office gave no immediate comment, and it was not clear which funding Trump meant.
Why it matters
US military aid to Israel flows under an agreement providing $3.8 billion a year, which runs to 2028, and talks have been under way on what follows it. Netanyahu said in May that he hoped to wean Israel off US military support within a decade, so ending funding this year would sharply accelerate that timetable and mark a major shift in US policy, as public support for Israel in the US has fallen since the war in Gaza began in 2023.
What to watch
Watch for confirmation from Netanyahu’s office and the US State Department, and for how Congress responds, since the aid is funded through annual appropriations. Details on weapons sales and whether assistance could resume will show how far the change goes.
Sources
- aljazeera.com — reports Trump’s remarks, the $4 billion figure and the end-of-year cutoff
- ktwb.com — Reuters confirming the remarks and the $3.8 billion agreement to 2028
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