{
  "id": 18035846,
  "title": "Trump says US ending $3.8 bil. in annual aid for Israel",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/trump-says-us-ending-3-8-bil-in-annual-aid-for-israel",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T23:22:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261104/trump-says-us-ending-38-bil-in-annual-aid-for-israel"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that Washington would cease its annual $3.8 billion aid to Israel, coinciding with the midterm elections where support for Israel has been a contentious matter. The U.S. provides Israel with $4 billion each year, and a deal was reached months ago to halt the aid, according to Trump in a phone interview with Fox News. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed satisfaction with the decision. Israel would continue to receive financial assistance for purchasing around $3.8 billion worth of weapons annually. Trump stated, \"Now we'll help Israel if they need it.\" The announcement came as Americans went to the polls in pivotal midterm elections that would decide control of Congress for the remainder of Trump's presidency, and shortly after Israel's parliamentary elections that failed to produce a clear winner. Since its establishment in 1948, Israel has received over $300 billion in U.S. economic and military aid, adjusted for inflation, according to the Council on Foreign Relations.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Washington would end its annual $3.8 billion in aid to Israel, on the day of midterm elections in which support for Israel has been a contentious issue. \"We give Israel $4 billion a year, and we made a deal months ago that we're stopping,\" Trump said during a phone interview with Fox News. Trump said Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin…",
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        "published": "2026-11-03T14:16:39.000Z"
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        "published": "2026-11-03T14:28:39.000Z"
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Trump: US ending US$3.8b in annual aid for Israel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/trump-us-ending-us-3-8b-in-annual-aid-for-israel",
        "published": "2026-11-03T22:21:12.000Z"
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        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Trump says US ending $4 billion in annual aid for Israel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/trump-says-us-ending-4-billion-in-annual-aid-for-israel",
        "published": "2026-11-03T22:36:32.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Greene: Trump’s Israel aid announcement shows ‘how bad the polling is’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/greene-trumps-israel-aid-announcement-shows-how-bad-the-polling-is",
        "published": "2026-11-03T23:06:04.000Z"
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        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "US to cut nearly $4 billion in Israel military aid, Trump says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/us-to-cut-nearly-4-billion-in-israel-military-aid-trump-says",
        "published": "2026-11-04T00:21:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Trump says US ending US$3.8 billion in annual aid for Israel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/trump-says-us-ending-us-3-8-billion-in-annual-aid-for-israel",
        "published": "2026-11-04T00:37:00.000Z"
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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."
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