US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a historic pivot in US-Israel relations, revealing a deal with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cut off $4 ​billion in annual funding by the end of the year. 

Speaking to Fox News' Fox and ‌Friends, Trump said Israel no longer needs the money, claiming Democrats and left-wing politicians were weaponizing the financial support to attack Republicans.

"Now, 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 said. "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 move comes as US public support for Israel has plummeted since the Gaza war ​began in 2023. A June Quinnipiac ⁠University poll found 48% of voters and 66% of Democrats believe the US is too supportive of Israel, up from 16% and 20% in 2017.

The shifting sentiment is being felt at the ballot box, with candidates critical of Israel winning Democratic primaries, and even moderate lawmakers challenging decades of US policy.

There was no immediate comment from Netanyahu's office, and it was not immediately clear which exact funding Trump meant. A memorandum of understanding providing $3.8 billion in annual US military aid to Israel is approaching its expiration date in 2028, and conversations have been underway on how Washington's ​assistance would evolve beyond that date. 

Netanyahu has echoed the notion that Israel no longer requires subsidy. In a ⁠May interview with CBS he said he hoped to wean Israel off US military support within a decade. In a June letter to a US congressman, he wrote that the time had come for Israel "to move from aid recipient to partner."

Trump, meanwhile, said Israel and Europe "can buy whatever they want." "We make the greatest weapons in the world," he added on Tuesday.