Trump: We will halt military aid to Israel by the end of this year

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he had reached an agreement with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and that Washington would cease providing military aid to Tel Aviv after the end of this year. In an interview with the “Fox & Friends” program on Fox News, Trump stated, “Israel no longer needs this aid, and some Democrats and left-wing politicians are using this American funding for Israel as an excuse to criticize Republicans.” He added, “Regarding payments to Israel, my colleague Bibi Netanyahu and I agreed to provide four billion dollars annually to Israel, and we agreed months ago to halt that.” He further noted, “We have already agreed that we will no longer pay money to Israel by the end of this year. We will now assist Israel if it needs help.”