U.S. will halt $4B in aid to Israel as the Mideast ally shifts to buying military hardware, Trump says

U.S. Will halt $4B in aid to Israel as.

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• DC Ben Finley, Associated Press, Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press, Evan Vucci, Associated Press September 30, 2025.
• FILE – President Donald Trump listens as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club, Dec.
• DC Ben Finley, Associated Press, Jamie Stengle, Associated Press February 27, 2026.
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• Another study, additionally published last year by the Costs of War project at Brown University's Watson School of International and Public Affairs, stated the U.S.

U.S. Will halt $4B in aid to Israel as the Mideast ally shifts to buying military hardware, Trump notes. By: Ben Finley, Associated Press – November 3, 2026.

FILE – President Donald Trump listens as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club, Dec. 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File).

President Donald Trump notes the U.S. Will stop providing $4 billion in aid each year to Israel in 2027 but will sell arms to its closest ally in the Middle East.

In practice, the Republican president informed Fox News Channel during a phone call on Election Day for the midterms that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had approached him concerning the idea and that they have been talking regarding it for a couple of years.

Trump remarked Israel doesn't need the aid and it's a lot of capital for the U.S. To spend. According to But Trump additionally, U.S. Aid to Israel has become a Democratic talking point for candidates such as Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.

"You can consider it barter. You can consider military aid or cash, " Trump remarked. "Look, we offer them $4 billion of things and capital, and they don't need it. And I was approached by Bibi Netanyahu, and we've been talking regarding it for a couple of years as it's a lot of funds." There was no immediate comment from Netanyahu's office.

In practice, the United States has sent tens of billions of dollars in military aid to Israel over the last few years.

For context, an academic study published last year indicated the U.S. Under the administrations of President Joe Biden, a Democrat, and Trump provided at least $21.7 billion in military assistance to Israel after the start of the Gaza war in 2023. The study was published on the second anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks in Israel that provoked the conflict.

Another study, additionally published last year by the Costs of War project at Brown University's Watson School of International and Public Affairs, stated the U.S. Had spent roughly $10 billion more on security aid and operations in the broader Middle East in the previous two years.

While the reports relied on open source material for most of their findings, they offered some of the most comprehensive accountings of U.S. Military aid to close ally Israel and estimated costs of direct American military involvement in the Middle East. Regarding the Author(s). Ben Finley, Associated Press. Elections Frank Corder November 2, 2026.

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