As the U.S. midterm elections vote, Trump suddenly announces that he will stop US$4 billion in annual military aid to Israel.

U.S. President Trump announced on the 3rd that he would stop providing approximately US$4 billion (approximately NT$130 billion) in annual military aid to Israel after the end of this year, saying that Israel "no longer needs it." However, Trump also said, "If they need it, we will still provide assistance."

The U.S. midterm elections took place on the 3rd. While the outside world was paying attention to the voting results, Trump suddenly announced that he would stop military aid of approximately US$4 billion per year to Israel at the end of this year. Trump's claim to provide huge aid to Israel has become a powerful political argument for the Democratic Party, but the Republicans have been criticized for it. Trump also said that he had reached an agreement with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu several months ago to stop this funding. "Israel is the country that we assist the most, but they don't need it now."

Foreign media reports pointed out that it is still unclear why Trump chose this time to announce the agreement he claimed to have reached months ago. Trump's remarks did not provide relevant details, and it is unclear which funding he was referring to. The 10-year cooperation memorandum signed by the United States and Israel in 2018 to provide $3.8 billion in military aid to Israel each year will not expire until September 2028. Trump did not explain how this funding will be terminated before the end of the year. This has also led to outside speculation as to whether Trump plans to terminate relevant arrangements earlier than the end of the year.

The report mentioned that Israel held an election on October 27. Netanyahu lost his majority in power, but it also prevented the opposition from obtaining a clear way to remove him from power, making Israel's future leadership situation full of uncertainty.

Israeli opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot also took this opportunity to express her backlash, questioning the fact that the Israeli defense sector was in sync with the Israeli people and only learned of the changes in the strategic relationship framework through the media. This shows how dangerous Natanyahu's behavior is and that he must be replaced.