Trump and Netanyahu agree to end yearly US Israel military aid

Trump says nearly $4 billion a year in US military aid to Israel will stop after this year, with Netanyahu assent; Israel may still buy US weapons.

Donald Trump said the United States will stop yearly military aid to Israel of nearly $4 billion after this year ends.

He said Benjamin Netanyahu agreed and had himself proposed ending the aid; Israel would still be free to buy US weapons.

A 2016 ten-year understanding provides Israel about $3.8 billion in military aid each year through 2028.

Trump said Washington would help again if Israel needed it; Netanyahu had earlier spoken of phasing out aid dependence over a decade.

The announcement comes as Trump faces US voter opposition over support for Israel’s campaigns in Gaza and Iran, shortly before an election.

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