{"id":8028,"date":"2026-11-03T18:45:58","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T18:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/03\/us-to-cut-off-4bn-aid-to-israel-by-december-businessday-ng-2\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T18:45:58","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T18:45:58","slug":"us-to-cut-off-4bn-aid-to-israel-by-december-businessday-ng-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/03\/us-to-cut-off-4bn-aid-to-israel-by-december-businessday-ng-2\/","title":{"rendered":"US to cut off $4bn aid to Israel by December \u2013 Businessday NG"},"content":{"rendered":"

President Donald Trump has said the United States plans to cut off $4 billion in aid to Israel at the end of the year because the beneficiary no longer needs it, according to a CNN report.\n<\/p>\n

Speaking to Fox News on the morning of Election Day, Trump stated that US aid to Israel has become a powerful political talking point for Democrats and questioned why Republicans should suffer the slings from candidates like Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan Democratic Senate nominee, when Israel doesn\u2019t need assistance.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a bad talking point because when you say, \u2018why don\u2019t we give everybody $4 billion?\u2019 Israel\u2019s our number one; we give them more than anybody else, and they no longer need it,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n

The CNN report stated that the US provides Israel $3.8 billion of military aid a year under a 10-year memorandum of understanding that began in 2018, set to expire in 2028. However, Trump appears to be suggesting he would terminate it at the end of this year.
\u201cIsrael is allowed to use that aid to purchase US weapons, so the money ultimately goes to American arms manufacturers,\u201d CNN stated.\n<\/p>\n

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Trump said that if Israel needed the money, he would keep the aid going, but added that he reached an agreement with Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister.\n<\/p>\n

The announcement comes one week after Israel\u2019s election during which the US president endorsed Netanyahu. He called Netanyahu the kind of partner that the United States of America is demanding of Israel, a country for which it has done so much.\n<\/p>\n

CNN stated that the sudden news that Trump will end aid to Israel appears to be a major about-face, removing one of the major pillars of US military support for Israel.
The last reported call between the two leaders was on Saturday. It\u2019s unclear if they have spoken since then. CNN has reached out to Netanyahu\u2019s office and the White House.\n<\/p>\n

Netanyahu has spoken openly about the need to end US military aid to Israel, but never on such a short timeline. In May, the US and Israel began formal talks on a new agreement to replace the memorandum of understanding, though it\u2019s not clear if there is any framework in place.\n<\/p>\n

Just days before last week\u2019s election, Netanyahu told an Israeli news channel that the end of US aid was coming. \u201cIf you think we\u2019re going to continue receiving what I secured twice, tens of billions of dollars in American aid for the defence budget, get used to the fact that we won\u2019t,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In March 2025, the Trump administration also authorised a $4 billion military aid package to Israel after the collapse of the second Gaza ceasefire.\n<\/p>\n

Pressed on Fox whether he was cutting off $4 billion in military aid or $4 billion as a check, he said, \u201cAny way you want to define it.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can consider it barter. You can consider military aid or cash. What we give them \u2014 $4 billion of things and money, and they don\u2019t need it. I was approached by Bibi Netanyahu, and we\u2019ve been talking about it for a couple of years because it\u2019s a lot of money,\u201d Trump said.\n<\/p>\n

The head of Israel\u2019s left-wing Democratic party lambasted Netanyahu after Trump\u2019s announcement, calling it a huge failure.
Yair Golan, a retired deputy chief of staff in Israel\u2019s military, said in a statement on X, \u201cA responsible prime minister would have fought to increase American aid, not eliminate it. Netanyahu is deepening the security and economic crisis and endangering Israel\u2019s future.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

Netanyahu biographer and journalist Anshel Pfeffer said Trump\u2019s sudden declaration that US aid to Israel would abruptly stop at the end of the year was a personal failure for Israel\u2019s longest-serving leader.<\/p>\n

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