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Netanyahu Announces US Aid Phase-Out, Cites China-Iran Missile Links

5/12/2026

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Netanyahu Phases Aid

Benjamin Netanyahu said U.S. public pressure to end aid has risen after the Gaza war killed over 72,000 Palestinians.
Israel will phase out the $3.8 billion annual U.S. military aid within ten years while keeping intelligence sharing and weapons access.
Benjamin Netanyahu proposed a partnership model including joint intelligence, weapons and missile-defense projects.
China may have supplied missile parts to Iran while staying silent to avoid angering Beijing.

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Netanyahu Announces Aid Cut

Netanyahu warned foreign-run social-media manipulation has opened an “eighth front” ideological battle for American hearts and minds, involving Christian leaders.
Israel will begin phasing out U.S. military aid, aiming to cut the $3.8 billion support to zero, Benjamin Netanyahu announced.
Netanyahu said he raised plan with President Donald Trump and wants it to start now.
Iran still holds nuclear material and ballistic missiles, which Netanyahu said must be eliminated.

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Historical Context

The 1979 Egypt-Israel peace treaty, signed by Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin and witnessed by Jimmy Carter, created a U.S. aid framework that has delivered Egypt about $1.3 billion annually since the Camp David accords. Today, Netanyahu’s call to end U.S. assistance to Israel revives the treaty’s original shift, risking the security balance established after 1979.

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Netanyahu Phases Aid

Benjamin Netanyahu said U.S. public pressure to end aid has risen after the Gaza war killed over 72,000 Palestinians.
Israel will phase out the $3.8 billion annual U.S. military aid within ten years while keeping intelligence sharing and weapons access.
Benjamin Netanyahu proposed a partnership model including joint intelligence, weapons and missile-defense projects.
China may have supplied missile parts to Iran while staying silent to avoid angering Beijing.

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