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Trump says US will end military aid to Israel

United States aid to Israel
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from Washington D.C, United States · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Trump said on election day that the US will end about $4 billion a year in military aid to Israel at year's end. He said he agreed it with Netanyahu. Israeli officials said they were surprised. The current deal runs to 2028, and opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot said it showed Netanyahu must be replaced.

Why it matters

Israel's defense planning relies heavily on US weapons funding.

Background

A 10-year US-Israel aid agreement began in 2019 at about $3.8 billion a year.

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