Trump says he plans to cut billions of dollars in aid to Israel

US President Donald Trump has said that Washington's aid to Israel will end at the close of the year, but that it can still buy its own weapons. “Bibi Netanyahu and I have made a deal that we give Israel $4bn a year, and we made a deal months ago, that we’re stopping,” he told Fox News. “So, it’s just a wasted thing because we’ve already agreed that by the end of this year, we won’t be paying Israel,” he said. He added that Washington will still "help Israel if they need it" and that they can buy weapons or "whatever they want".