WashingtonTrump says $4 billion in Israel aid stops at year-end.
Congress appropriates the money, and a 10-year memorandum signed in 2016 runs through 2028.
The memorandum gives Israel $3.3bn a year to buy US weapons, plus $500mn for joint air-defence projects such as Iron Dome.
Netanyahu proposed scaling aid back over a decade and has given no public sign he agreed to end it this year.
Netanyahu’s office has not responded, and 68% of Republicans favour continuing aid, a Chicago Council poll found.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 150+ reports worldwide
- Financial Times News
- notes Congress appropriates the $4bn and it is unclear Trump can halt it unilaterally, despite his announcement
- Washington Post
- analyses the 1,000 DOJ monitors' sites: at least 89 voted Democratic in recent elections, 29 Republican
Sources: Washington Post, Financial Times News