'We won't be paying Israel': Trump says $4 billion funding to stop end of the year

File photo: US president Donald Trump with Israeli prime minister Netanyahu US president Donald Trump on Tuesday said Washington will stop providing $4 billion in annual funding to Israel after the end of 2026, claiming the country no longer needs American financial support.Speaking to Fox News Trump said he had reached an agreement with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu months ago to end the payments. “We've already agreed that by the end of this year we won't be paying Israel,” he said, adding that the US would still help if Israel needed it.He said Netanyahu had approached him about ending the assistance and had been “very understanding” of the decision.The announcement appears to conflict with the existing US-Israel memorandum of understanding, which provides $3.8 billion in annual military aid and runs until 2028. The agreement requires Congress to pass annual appropriations bills to release the funds.“You can consider it barter. You can consider military aid or cash,” he said. “Look, we give them USD 4 billion of things and money, and they don't need it. And I was approached by Bibi Netanyahu, and we've been talking about it for a couple of years because it's a lot of...