{
  "id": 17978546,
  "title": "'We made a deal months ago': Trump says US will stop $4 billion funding to Israel at end of 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/we-made-a-deal-months-ago-trump-says-us-will-stop-4-billion-funding",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T14:23:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2041868/we-made-a-deal-months-ago-trump-says-us-will-stop-4-billion-funding-to-israel-at-end-of-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that the United States will cease providing $4 billion annually in funding to Israel by the end of 2026, according to remarks made to Fox News's 'Fox and Friends'. In this conversation, Trump stated that Israel no longer required the financial assistance and revealed that the deal to end the funding had been reached months ago with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.\n\nTrump also clarified that the US would continue to assist Israel if necessary, stating, \"We've already agreed that by the end of this year we won't be paying Israel. Now we'll help Israel if they need it.\" However, the specific nature of the funding Trump referred to remained unclear. It is worth noting that a memorandum of understanding providing $3.8 billion in annual US military aid to Israel is set to expire in 2028, prompting discussions on how Washington's assistance to Israel would evolve beyond that date.\n\nNetanyahu had previously expressed a desire to reduce Israel's reliance on US military support, stating in a May interview with CBS that he hoped to wean Israel off US military aid within a decade. In a June letter to a US congressman, Netanyahu wrote that it was time for Israel to transition from being an aid recipient to becoming a partner.\n\nUS public opinion regarding Israel has shifted in recent years, particularly among Democrats. A June Quinnipiac University poll revealed that 48% of voters and 66% of Democrats believe the United States is overly supportive of Israel, compared to 16% and 20% when the question was first asked in 2017. The poll also indicated that support for Israel had diminished among Democratic voters, with candidates critical of Israel performing well in Democratic primaries, and even moderate lawmakers showing a willingness to challenge decades of US support for Israel. Trump attributed this shift in opinion to the continued US financial support for Israel, arguing that it was being used as an unfair talking point against Republicans.",
  "summary": "US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he made a deal with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Washington would stop $4 billion in funding to Israel after the end of this year. Speaking to Fox News ’ ‘Fox and Friends’, Trump said Israel no longer needed the funding and that some Democrats and left-wing politicians were using the US financial support to Israel as a talking point to…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 10,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Israel Opposition leader Eisenkot rules out Netanyahu alliance, says will reject Trump's intervention: Report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/israel-opposition-leader-eisenkot-rules-out-netanyahu-alliance-says",
        "published": "2026-11-03T10:34:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Trump says U.S. will end annual aid to Israel by year's end",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/trump-says-u-s-will-end-annual-aid-to-israel-by-years-end",
        "published": "2026-11-03T13:29:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Trump says he plans to cut billions of dollars in aid to Israel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/trump-says-he-plans-to-cut-billions-of-dollars-in-aid-to-israel",
        "published": "2026-11-03T14:09:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Trump says US will cut off $4B in aid to Israel, blames bad 'talking point'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/trump-says-us-will-cut-off-4b-in-aid-to-israel-blames-bad-talking",
        "published": "2026-11-03T14:10:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Military correspondent: 'Trump announcement not a big surprise'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/military-correspondent-trump-announcement-not-a-big-surprise",
        "published": "2026-11-03T14:12:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "US to end $3.8bn annual military aid to Israel — Trump",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/us-to-end-3-8bn-annual-military-aid-to-israel-trump",
        "published": "2026-11-03T14:12:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "U.S. to end $4B annual aid to Israel, switching to selling arms: Trump",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/u-s-to-end-4b-annual-aid-to-israel-switching-to-selling-arms-trump",
        "published": "2026-11-03T14:25:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Trump claims U.S. will halt $4B funding to Israel at end of 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/trump-claims-u-s-will-halt-4b-funding-to-israel-at-end-of-2026",
        "published": "2026-11-03T14:44:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Trump axes US$3.8b annual military aid for Israel: ‘they no longer need it’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/trump-axes-us-3-8b-annual-military-aid-for-israel-they-no-longer-need",
        "published": "2026-11-03T15:33:47.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}