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

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Donald Trump said the United States would end nearly $4 billion in annual military aid to Israel by the end of the year. He linked the announcement to Israel's ability to manage without the funding, making the statement during a US election-day interview amid the war in Gaza.

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...