{
  "id": 18444211,
  "title": "Trump’s Israel aid cut reveals push to trade grants for tech cooperation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/trumps-israel-aid-cut-reveals-push-to-trade-grants-for-tech",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T05:00:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3373487/trumps-israel-aid-cut-reveals-push-trade-grants-tech-cooperation"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that the United States would cut off its roughly US$4 billion annual military aid to Israel by the end of the year, in a move that experts suggest is part of a broader shift in defence relations between the two countries. This decision, made just before the US midterm elections, comes as Israel and the US negotiate a new 10-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) to replace the current one, which expires in September 2028. The restructuring is said to reflect a push for joint weapons technology programmes over direct military aid, with the Pentagon potentially absorbing these funds through programmes classified as \"cooperation\" rather than foreign aid. This shift is viewed as an attempt by Trump to address political pressure from Democrats who won majorities in both the Senate and House of Representatives in the recent midterm elections.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "El Pais",
        "title": "Trump's defeat increases unease in Israel over the future of the alliance with the US",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/la-derrota-de-trump-aumenta-la-inquietud-en-israel-por-el-futuro-de",
        "published": "2026-11-06T04:30:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}