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Trump says US ending $3.8 bn in annual aid for Israel

US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Washington would end its annual $3.8 billion in aid to Israel, on the day of midterm elections in which support for Israel has been a contentious issue. "We give Israel $4 billion a year, and we made a deal months ago that we're stopping," Trump said during a phone interview with Fox News. Trump said Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was "fine" with the decision to end the aid.

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