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Trump says U.S. will halt $4 billion in annual aid to Israel and shift to selling arms

President Donald Trump declared Tuesday that the U.S. will end nearly $4 billion in annual military aid to Israel, an unusually timed announcement on Election Day that could set up a standoff with Congress. The president said on "Fox and Friends" that he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had agreed "months ago" to stop the aid by the end of the year. "They're fine with it because they've become a very successful country," Trump said. "They don't need it. And we won't be paying anymor