O n Tuesday, President Donald Trump made the bombshell announcement that Washington – Israel’s most powerful and longest-standing ally – would end military aid to the country by the end of 2026.

The decision concerns a 10-year pact made during Barack Obama’s administration to provide $3.8bn in military aid to Israel every year. This consists of $3.3bn in foreign military financing primarily to purchase US weapons and an additional $500m for missile defence.

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) starting from 2019 was due to expire in 2028, but the Trump administration made the shocking decision to cut the provision, with almost immediate effect, just two days before America went to the polls to vote in the midterm elections.…