What Trump’s Drastic Reduction Of U.S. Military Aid To Israel Could Mean

Published Nov 3, 2026 6:15 PM EST

By the end of the year, the U.S. will stop providing Israel with billions of dollars in annual assistance, President Donald Trump proclaimed Tuesday morning . The announcement was delivered as both Washington and Jerusalem are mulling plans for a new wave of attacks on Iran and amid increasing American voter antipathy toward the Israel in the wake of the Gaza war and America’s involvement in the war with Iran.

While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu has openly discussed weaning his country off direct U.S. assistance in favor of more cooperation on weapons development, the Trump announcement still caught many there by surprise. It also raises a lot of questions about Congressional authorization and the impact on future sales of advanced arms from U.S. manufacturers, many of which are planned, that still have to be answered.

“As far as paying Israel, Bibi Netanyahu and I have made a deal that – we give Israel $4 billion a year – and we made a deal months ago that we’re stopping,” Trump told Fox & Friends Tuesday morning during his message to American voters going to the polls for the midterm election. “And they’re fine with it because you know they have become a very successful country. They don’t need it, and we won’t be paying anymore to Israel, 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.”

“Now we’ll help Israel if they need it,” the American leader added. “You know they’ve been a great ally, and we’ve been the greatest of all allies to many many countries.”

BREAKING: President Trump says the U.S. will end roughly $4 billion in annual aid to Israel by the end of the year, revealing that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to the decision. “Because they don’t need it,” Trump said during an exclusive interview on @foxandfriends ,… pic.twitter.com/ItBUcMrtuZ — Fox News (@FoxNews) November 3, 2026

BREAKING: President Trump says the U.S. will end roughly $4 billion in annual aid to Israel by the end of the year, revealing that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to the decision. “Because they don’t need it,” Trump said during an exclusive interview on @foxandfriends ,… pic.twitter.com/ItBUcMrtuZ

Trump did not elaborate on what specific expenditures he was referring to, and we’ve reached out to the White House for more details. However, the president was almost certainly talking about the ongoing decade-long Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Israel.

The MoU calls for providing $3.8 billion in annual aid and it is drawing to a close. Set to run through 2028, the vast majority of that funding is for Foreign Military Financing (FMF) to purchase weaponry mostly from American manufacturers.

U.S. military aid to Israel by the year. (Congressional Research Service)

“In 2016, the U.S. and Israeli governments signed their third 10-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on military aid, covering [Fiscal Year] 2019 to [Fiscal Year] 2028,” according to a 2025 Congressional Research Service (CRS) report . “Under the terms of the MOU, the United States pledged to provide—subject to congressional appropriation—$38 billion in military aid ($33 billion in Foreign Military Financing (FMF) grants plus $5 billion in missile defense appropriations) to Israel.”

The MoU is merely a promise and not legally binding. Congress has to approve any funding requests.

Washington and Jerusalem began negotiating a new MoU in June, according to the Israeli Defense Ministry (MoD).

“The new framework, reflecting the strategic vision of Israel’s Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, is designed to strengthen the IDF’s qualitative military edge through expanded joint investment in research, development, and co-production, deepen the U.S.-Israel partnership demonstrated during Operation Roaring Lion, and gradually transition from aid to a completely reciprocal partnership,” MoD explained.

Netanyahu has been warning Israel for months that it would have to face reduced assistance from the U.S.

“If you think we will continue receiving what I secured twice — tens of billions of dollars in American aid for the defense budget — you’d better prepare yourselves and get used to the idea that this will not continue,” he told Israeli media last month, according to Bloomberg News . “That is because America has changed, not because Israel has changed. It will end. It is only a matter of time.”

Netanyahu added that Israel has two more years with Trump, but must prepare for a less favorable Washington after he leaves power.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told Israel for months it will have to rely less on U.S. military aid. (Photo by Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images) Alexi Rosenfeld

In January, the Israeli leader said he wanted to reduce Israel’s reliance on American aid. He told The Economist that he was not seeking the full renewal of the MoU, which has to be renegotiated by 2028.

“I want to taper off the military aid within the next 10 years,” Netanyahu told the publication. Asked if he meant “to taper it off to zero,” Netanyahu said “yes.”

“We want to be as independent as possible,” the Israeli leader proffered. Referring to his meeting with the the American president in Florida in late December, Netanyahu added: “In my visit to President Trump, I said we very deeply appreciate the military aid that America has given us over the years, but here too we’ve come of age, and we’ve developed incredible capacities.”

For Israel, the MoU “now matters less for the money it provides than for what it signifies: a gauge of the depth and durability of U.S. support,” the Crisis Group think tank argued in August . “To be sure, FMF has enabled Israel to build up its military power without fully bearing the cost, and phasing out this assistance would impose real burdens. Israel would have to pay for critical U.S. weapons from its own budget.”

However, with its annual GDP now exceeding $700 billion and defense spending above $40 billion, “Israel has found increasing difficulty in arguing that it requires an additional $3.3 billion each year for military purchases,” Crisis Group posited. “Netanyahu has asked the finance ministry to allocate billions of dollars in additional funding for the defense budget over the next decade, a large portion of which would be earmarked to procure U.S. fighter jets, on the assumption that Israel will no longer receive the funds necessary for these purchases from Washington.”

Israeli Air Force F-15 Baz fighters. (Amit Agronov)

Since the attack by Hamas, U.S. money from the MoU has made up a smaller percentage of the Israeli MoD’s overall budget as the country has increased its own defense spending. Those funds have also been bolstered by several large tranches of U.S. supplemental aid to procure bombs and other weapons.

“For most of the last 15 years, the $3.3 billion Israel receives annually in FMF made up roughly 20% of Israel’s defense budget, which was itself 5-6% of Israel’s GDP in the same period,” the Israel Policy Forum (IPF) explained in May . “Both Israeli defense spending and the share coming from U.S. aid slowly declined amid major economic growth throughout the 2010s, and then spiked in 2023 following the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and ensuing wars.”

IPF stated that after the Hamas incursion, “Israel sharply increased defense spending (both within the regular budget framework and in extraordinary expenditures) to 8-9% of GDP, and the U.S. gave Israel several large supplemental security assistance packages between late 2023 and early 2026 in addition to the MOU-directed security aid.”

“The net result, taking into account both much higher Israeli spending and large amounts of American aid, is that in 2024 U.S. assistance briefly accounted for more than one third of Israel’s defense budget,” IPF noted. “In 2025 this figure dropped to close to 10%, with Israel spending an estimated NIS 168 billion ($52 billion) on defense in that year.”

Until recently, “Israel had been given a partial exemption” on the requirement that FMF funds be allocated for American products,” the Crisis Group noted. This allowed Israel to “invest a portion of the money in its own defense industry, Crisis Group explained. “This carveout, in turn, has made Israeli firms more competitive in the arms export market.”

Heavy Reliance On American Hardware

Israel, which has received more than $175 billion in U.S. aid since its creation in 1948, relies heavily on American weaponry. The Israeli Air Force (IAF) tactical aviation fleet consists of U.S.-built F-15s, F-16s, F-35s and AH-64 Apache attack helicopters , among other U.S. types. Israel also made deals for a number of other platforms including KC-46A aerial refueling tankers and CH-53K heavy-lift helicopters and it uses large amounts of American precision munitions. Meanwhile, Israeli missile defense systems like Iron Dome and Arrow 3 have been developed with significant assistance from the U.S.

Israeli F-35I Adir fighters. (Israel Defense Forces)

A top Israeli MoD official told The Times of Israel ( ToI ) last month that his country wants to flip the switch to add value to the American defense industry by using its experience developing weapons as it fights seemingly constant wars. The continual threats from regional actors and terror groups allow Israel to serve as a testing ground for U.S. defense technologies, Aviram Hasson, director of the Defense Ministry’s mission to the US and Canada, explained.

“Hasson pointed to engineering breakthroughs and intellectual property emerging through development of Israel’s active-defense systems, saying every US government request for technology arising from the long-range anti-ballistic missile Arrow 3 program has been fulfilled,” the publication noted.

“It is clear on both sides of the ocean that this cooperation is a strategic need of both powers, not only of Israel,” Hasson told ToI .

U.S. Has Paid Far More Than $4B A Year For Israel’s Defense

Beyond direct financial aid, the U.S. has expended a great deal of resources defending Israel over the past several years. This has included defending against multiple Iranian missile barrages on Israel on top of participating directly in two wars . In addition, there were the constant drone and missile battles in the Red Sea with the Houthis , who began attacking shipping there in response to Israel’s war in Gaza. Part of the U.S. operation against the Houthis was also providing a layer of protection against long-range missile and drone launches at Israel by the rebel group.

During the course of all these events, the U.S. deployed a very large number of its available warships, aircraft, and air defenses, as well as thousands of personnel, to the Middle East at great expense, both in dollars and the toll on troops and equipment.

ISMAILIA, EGYPT – MARCH 14: An U.S. aircraft carrier transits the Suez Canal in the city of Ismailia, Egypt, which connects the Mediterranean and Red Seas, on March 14, 2026. (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images) Anadolu

Just this year alone, 23 U.S. troops have died and nearly 900 have been injured since the launch of Epic Fury in February. Dozens of aircraft have been destroyed and U.S. bases in the region have been partially destroyed and will take billions to repair.

The U.S. has also fired off a large amount of its own munitions defending Israel from attacks by Iran and its proxies. This has contributed heavily to shortfalls in America’s own stockpiles .

All told, the U.S. has spent nearly $50 billion just on the most current conflict with Iran, far exceeding the $4 billion Israel gets per year in annual direct aid. Then there is the opportunity cost of the massive wear and tear on the force and the U.S. military’s overall capacity to fight in the near and medium term due to all these engagements.

All that being said, it can be argued that the U.S. had major interests in participating in these conflicts beyond just the defense of Israel. It is rarely just that simple. The Iran nuclear program, for instance, has impacts much farther than the Middle East and Israel. Still, the U.S. has poured unprecedented resources into Israel’s defense and these investments far eclipse the $4B being discussed today.

Many Israeli government officials were caught completely off guard by the Trump announcement, according to Politico .

“Officials in the Finance Ministry say they were surprised by U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement that military aid to Israel would cease by the end of the year, ” the publication reported.

“No formal document was submitted from the Prime Minister’s Office regarding the end of aid,” Politico added. “The ministry was aware of the intention to end it, but was surprised by the intention to do so immediately.”

Officials in the Defense Ministry and the military were also reportedly surprised by the announcement, according to the Post .

“We did not expect this announcement, certainly not today,” a senior defense official told Israeli media.

“There is ongoing dialogue with the Americans, and we can say that we were surprised. We will study the implications of the decision, which has yet to reach professional officials,” the official is quoted as saying.

Trump’s off-hand remark about U.S. aid to Israel ending “by the end of this year” triggers global “political and financial earthquake." Israel’s Finance Ministry was “entirely unaware” of the supposed plan, which Trump casually revealed earlier this morning to “Fox & Friends.” pic.twitter.com/IYh5SuifcD — Alexander Willis (@ReporterWillis) November 3, 2026

Trump’s off-hand remark about U.S. aid to Israel ending “by the end of this year” triggers global “political and financial earthquake." Israel’s Finance Ministry was “entirely unaware” of the supposed plan, which Trump casually revealed earlier this morning to “Fox & Friends.” pic.twitter.com/IYh5SuifcD

As for Netanyahu, he has yet to weigh in on Trump’s statement. However, one of his main rivals in the closely fought Israeli parliamentary election that could unseat him has commented.

“The fact that Israel’s defense establishment is learning of a shift in our strategic relationship through the media, at the same time as the Israeli public, shows just how dangerous Benjamin Netanyahu’s conduct is,” Gadi Eisenkot said in a statement . “He can no longer be trusted and must be replaced.”

In his comments to Fox & Friends , Trump conceded that the midterm election played a role in his decision.

The annual assistance to Israel is a “bad talking point” for Democrats, including Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, the president proclaimed .

“The left uses the $4 billion payment … as a signal of unfairness. And we can’t allow that to happen,” Trump stated. “I don’t like that. … It’s almost too easy to target

There are many unknowns surrounding Trump’s statement about diminishing U.S. support for Israel.

The MoU, if that is what he is talking about, still has two years left, and almost $8 billion worth of anticipated funding, the vast majority earmarked for procurement of U.S. arms.

As we noted at the top of this piece, the MoU itself isn’t legally binding but the aid is authorized by law and appropriated by Congress each year. Ending it early would mean Congress either not appropriating the money or changing the law.

Will Congress agree to cut the deal off by December? What about the U.S. defense industry? It is unclear at the moment how, or if, this move would affect American defense contractors selling arms to Israel. These companies depend in large measure on predictability and taking this agreement off the table two years early could be problematic.

It is not exactly clear at this point which U.S. arms makers will be hit the hardest by Trump’s announcement. There are billions of dollars in contracts for the future procurement of aircraft, munitions and other equipment to companies like Boeing for F-15Is and KC-46As , Lockheed Martin for F-35Is and AM General for Joint Light Tactical Vehicles . While Israel has bumped up its defense budget, it is not really known at this point how it will cover these costs without that lost U.S. aid.

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发布于美国东部时间2026年11月3日下午6:15

美国总统唐纳德·特朗普周二上午宣布，到今年年底，美国将停止向以色列提供数十亿美元的年度援助。这一声明发表之际，正值华盛顿和耶路撒冷都在考虑对伊朗发动新一轮袭击，同时，由于加沙战争和美国卷入两伊战争，美国选民对以色列的反感情绪日益高涨。

尽管以色列总理本雅明·“内塔尼亚胡”曾公开讨论逐步减少美国对以色列的直接援助，转而加强武器研发方面的合作，但特朗普的声明仍然令许多以色列人感到意外。这也引发了诸多疑问，例如国会是否授权以及对未来美国先进武器销售的影响（其中许多销售计划已制定），这些问题仍待解答。

“至于向以色列支付款项，我和内塔尼亚胡已经达成协议——我们每年向以色列提供40亿美元——但几个月前我们就达成了一项协议，现在我们要停止支付，”特朗普周二上午在接受福克斯新闻《福克斯与朋友们》节目采访时表示，当时他正在向即将参加中期选举的美国选民发表讲话。“他们对此并不介意，因为你知道，他们已经成为一个非常成功的国家。他们不需要这笔钱，而且我们也不会再向以色列支付任何款项，所以这完全是浪费时间，因为我们已经同意在今年年底前停止向以色列支付任何款项。”

“现在，如果以色列需要帮助，我们也会伸出援手，”这位美国领导人补充道。“你们知道，他们一直是伟大的盟友，而我们也是许多国家最伟大的盟友。”

突发新闻：特朗普总统表示，美国将在年底前停止每年向以色列提供约40亿美元的援助，并透露以色列总理内塔尼亚胡已同意这一决定。“因为他们不需要这笔钱，”特朗普在接受福克斯新闻频道（@foxandfriends）独家采访时说道…… pic.twitter.com/ItBUcMrtuZ — 福克斯新闻 (@FoxNews) 2026年11月3日

突发：特朗普总统表示，美国将在年底前停止每年向以色列提供约40亿美元的援助，并透露以色列总理内塔尼亚胡已同意这一决定。“因为他们不需要这笔钱，”特朗普在接受福克斯新闻频道（@foxandfriends）独家采访时说道…… pic.twitter.com/ItBUcMrtuZ

特朗普并未详细说明他指的是哪些具体支出，我们已联系白宫以获取更多细节。然而，总统几乎可以肯定指的是与以色列签署的、为期十年的谅解备忘录。

该谅解备忘录要求每年提供38亿美元的援助，目前即将到期。该备忘录有效期至2028年，其中绝大部分资金将用于对外军事融资（FMF），主要用于从美国制造商处购买武器。

美国历年对以色列的军事援助。（国会研究服务处）

根据美国国会研究服务处 (CRS) 2025 年的一份报告，“2016 年，美国和以色列政府签署了第三份为期十年的军事援助谅解备忘录 (MOU)，涵盖 2019 财年至 2028 财年。根据该备忘录的条款，美国承诺向以色列提供 380 亿美元的军事援助（其中 330 亿美元为对外军事融资 (FMF) 赠款，50 亿美元为导弹防御拨款），但需获得国会拨款。”

该谅解备忘录仅为一项承诺，不具有法律约束力。任何拨款申请都必须获得国会批准。

据以色列国防部称，华盛顿和耶路撒冷于6月开始就新的谅解备忘录进行谈判。

“新框架体现了以色列总理和国防部长的战略愿景，旨在通过扩大在研发和联合生产方面的联合投资，加强以色列国防军的军事优势，深化在‘咆哮雄狮行动’中展现的美以伙伴关系，并逐步从援助过渡到完全互惠的伙伴关系，”国防部解释说。

内塔尼亚胡几个月来一直警告以色列，它将面临来自美国的援助减少。

据彭博社报道，他上个月对以色列媒体表示：“如果你认为我们会继续获得我两次争取到的——数百亿美元的美国国防预算援助——那你最好做好准备，接受这个事实：这种情况不会再持续下去了。这是因为美国变了，而不是以色列变了。这一切终将结束，只是时间问题。”

内塔尼亚胡补充说，以色列还有两年时间可以与特朗普共事，但必须为特朗普卸任后华盛顿可能不再友好的情况做好准备。

以色列总理内塔尼亚胡几个月来一直告诉以色列，以色列必须减少对美国军事援助的依赖。（图片来源：Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images）Alexi Rosenfeld

今年1月，以色列领导人表示，他希望减少以色列对美国援助的依赖。他告诉《经济学人》，他并不寻求全面续签谅解备忘录，该备忘录必须在2028年之前重新谈判。

内塔尼亚胡告诉该媒体：“我希望在未来十年内逐步减少军事援助。”当被问及他是否指的是“最终停止援助”时，内塔尼亚胡回答“是的”。

“我们希望尽可能地独立自主，”这位以色列领导人表示。内塔尼亚胡在谈到去年12月底在佛罗里达州与美国总统的会晤时补充道：“在拜访特朗普总统时，我表示我们非常感谢美国多年来给予我们的军事援助，但我们自身也已经发展成熟，拥有了令人瞩目的能力。”

危机组织智库在8月份指出，对以色列而言，这份谅解备忘录“如今的重要性不在于它提供的资金，而在于它所象征的意义：它衡量了美国支持的深度和持久性”。“诚然，外国军事基金使以色列得以在无需承担全部费用的情况下增强其军事实力，而逐步取消这项援助将给以色列带来沉重的负担。以色列将不得不从自身预算中支付关键的美国武器费用。”

然而，危机组织指出，以色列的年度GDP已超过7000亿美元，国防开支超过400亿美元，“因此，以色列越来越难以辩称其每年需要额外33亿美元用于军事采购”。“内塔尼亚胡已要求财政部在未来十年内为国防预算追加数十亿美元的拨款，其中很大一部分将用于采购美国战斗机，其前提是以色列将不再从华盛顿获得采购这些战机所需的资金。”

以色列空军F-15“巴兹”战斗机。（阿米特·阿格罗诺夫摄）

自哈马斯发动袭击以来，由于以色列增加了自身的国防开支，根据谅解备忘录拨付的美国资金在以色列国防部总预算中所占的比例有所下降。此外，美国还多次提供大额补充援助，用于采购炸弹和其他武器，进一步充实了以色列的国防预算。

以色列政策论坛（IPF）在5月份解释说：“在过去15年的大部分时间里，以色列每年从外国军事援助（FMF）中获得的33亿美元约占以色列国防预算的20%，而同期以色列国防预算本身仅占其国内生产总值（GDP）的5%至6%。” “在2010年代以色列经济高速增长的背景下，以色列的国防开支和来自美国的援助份额均缓慢下降，但在2023年10月7日哈马斯袭击以色列以及随后的战争之后，这两个数字都出现了飙升。”

IPF 表示，在哈马斯入侵之后，“以色列大幅增加了国防开支（包括常规预算框架内的开支和特别支出），达到 GDP 的 8-9%，而且在 2023 年底至 2026 年初期间，除了谅解备忘录规定的安全援助外，美国还向以色列提供了几项大型补充安全援助方案。”

“考虑到以色列大幅增加的国防开支和美国的大量援助，最终结果是，2024年美国援助一度占以色列国防预算的三分之一以上，”以色列政策基金会（IPF）指出。“2025年，这一比例下降到接近10%，以色列当年的国防开支估计为1680亿新谢克尔（520亿美元）。”

危机组织指出，直到最近，“以色列在对外军售基金（FMF）必须用于购买美国产品这一要求上，一直享有部分豁免权”。危机组织解释说，这使得以色列能够“将部分资金投资于本国国防工业”。“反过来，这一豁免也提升了以色列企业在武器出口市场的竞争力。”

严重依赖美国硬件

自1948年建国以来，以色列已获得超过1750亿美元的美国援助，并严重依赖美国武器。以色列空军的战术航空队主要由美国制造的F-15、F-16、F-35和AH-64“阿帕奇”攻击直升机等美国机型组成。以色列还购买了包括KC-46A空中加油机和CH-53K重型运输直升机在内的多种其他平台，并大量使用美国精确制导武器。与此同时，以色列的导弹防御系统，例如“铁穹”和“箭-3”，也是在美国的大力援助下研发的。

以色列F-35I“阿迪尔”战斗机。（以色列国防军）

以色列国防部一位高级官员上个月告诉《以色列时报》，以色列希望利用其在持续不断的战争中积累的武器研发经验，为美国国防工业增添价值。以色列国防部驻美国和加拿大代表团团长阿维拉姆·哈松解释说，来自地区势力和恐怖组织的持续威胁，使得以色列能够成为美国国防技术的试验场。

该出版物指出，“哈松指出，以色列在发展主动防御系统的过程中取得了工程突破和知识产权，并表示美国政府提出的每一项因远程反弹道导弹‘箭3’计划而产生的技术要求都得到了满足。”

哈松告诉《以色列时报》：“很明显，大西洋两岸都认为这种合作是两国的战略需要，而不仅仅是以色列的战略需要。”

美国每年为以色列国防支付的金额远远超过40亿美元。

除了直接的财政援助外，美国在过去几年里还投入了大量资源来保卫以色列。这包括防御伊朗多次对以色列的导弹袭击，以及直接参与两场战争。此外，美国还在红海与胡塞武装持续发生无人机和导弹冲突。胡塞武装因以色列在加沙的战争而开始袭击红海的船只。美国打击胡塞武装的行动之一，也是为以色列提供一道防线，以抵御该反叛组织向以色列发射的远程导弹和无人机。

在所有这些事件中，美国向中东部署了大量可用的军舰、飞机和防空力量，以及数千名人员，为此付出了巨大的代价，包括金钱上的损失以及对部队和装备的损耗。

埃及伊斯梅利亚——2026年3月14日：一艘美国航空母舰通过连接地中海和红海的埃及伊斯梅利亚市苏伊士运河。（图片来源：Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images）

仅今年一年，自2月份“史诗狂怒”行动启动以来，已有23名美军士兵丧生，近900人受伤。数十架飞机被摧毁，该地区的美国军事基地也遭到部分破坏，修复工作将耗资数十亿美元。

美国也消耗了大量自身弹药来保卫以色列免受伊朗及其代理人的袭击。这极大地加剧了美国自身弹药储备的短缺。

总而言之，美国仅在与伊朗的最新冲突中就花费了近500亿美元，远远超过以色列每年获得的40亿美元直接援助。此外，所有这些军事行动还造成了美军部队的巨大损耗，并削弱了美军在中短期内的整体作战能力，这也是美国面临的机会成本。

尽管如此，可以说美国参与这些冲突的重大利益远不止于保卫以色列。事情很少如此简单。例如，伊朗核计划的影响远不止中东和以色列。然而，美国已向以色列的国防投入了前所未有的资源，这些投资远远超过今天讨论的40亿美元。

据 Politico 报道，特朗普的声明让许多以色列政府官员措手不及。

该出版物报道称，“财政部官员表示，他们对美国总统唐纳德·特朗普宣布将在年底前停止对以色列的军事援助感到惊讶。”

Politico补充道：“总理办公室并未就终止援助事宜提交任何正式文件。该部知晓终止援助的意图，但对立即终止援助的意图感到惊讶。”

据《华盛顿邮报》报道，国防部和军方官员也对这一消息感到惊讶。

一位高级国防官员告诉以色列媒体：“我们没想到会听到这样的消息，当然没想到会是今天。”

“我们正与美方进行对话，可以说我们对此感到惊讶。我们将研究这一决定的影响，该决定尚未传达给专业官员，”这位官员表示。

特朗普关于美国对以色列援助“将于今年年底前”终止的随意言论引发了全球“政治和金融地震”。以色列财政部对此计划“完全不知情”，而特朗普今天早些时候在“福克斯与朋友们”节目中轻描淡写地透露了这一消息。 pic.twitter.com/IYh5SuifcD — Alexander Willis (@ReporterWillis) November 3, 2026

特朗普关于美国对以色列援助“将于今年年底前”终止的随意言论引发了全球“政治和金融地震”。以色列财政部对此计划“完全不知情”，而特朗普今天早些时候在“福克斯与朋友们”节目中轻描淡写地透露了这一消息。 pic.twitter.com/IYh5SuifcD

至于内塔尼亚胡，他尚未对特朗普的声明发表评论。然而，在竞争激烈的以色列议会选举中，他的一位主要竞争对手已经发表了评论，这场选举可能会让他下台。

“以色列国防机构竟然与以色列公众同时通过媒体得知我们战略关系的转变，这充分表明本雅明·内塔尼亚胡的行为有多么危险，”加迪·艾森科特在一份声明中说。“他已经不再值得信任，必须被撤换。”

特朗普在接受福克斯新闻《福克斯与朋友们》节目采访时承认，中期选举在他的决定中发挥了作用。

总统宣称，每年向以色列提供的援助是民主党人的“一个糟糕的谈资”，其中包括密歇根州民主党参议员候选人阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德。

“左派利用这40亿美元的赔偿金……来表达不公。我们不能允许这种情况发生，”特朗普说道。“我不喜欢这样……这几乎太容易成为攻击目标了。”

特朗普关于减少美国对以色列支持的声明存在诸多未知之处。

如果他指的是谅解备忘录，那么该备忘录还有两年的有效期，预计资金将达到近 80 亿美元，其中绝大部分将用于采购美国武器。

正如我们在本文开头提到的，谅解备忘录本身不具有法律约束力，但援助资金是依法授权并由国会每年拨款的。提前终止援助意味着国会要么不再拨款，要么修改法律。

国会是否会同意在12月前终止这项协议？美国国防工业又将如何？目前尚不清楚此举将如何影响向以色列出售武器的美国国防承包商。这些公司在很大程度上依赖于可预测性，提前两年终止这项协议可能会带来问题。

目前尚不清楚特朗普的声明将对哪些美国武器制造商造成最大冲击。数十亿美元的合同涵盖了未来向波音公司采购F-15I和KC-46A战斗机、洛克希德·马丁公司采购F-35I战斗机以及AM General公司采购联合轻型战术车辆等飞机、弹药和其他装备。虽然以色列已经增加了国防预算，但目前尚不清楚在失去美国援助的情况下，它将如何支付这些费用。

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