Foreign aid

Toward strategic self-reliance: Israel beyond US military aid - analysis

The next memorandum of understanding should be a transition – from reliance on Washington to strategic self-reliance and true partnership

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a press conference with US President Donald Trump (not pictured) after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025.

Most of Israel has remained silent about Netanyahu's transformation of US relations - analysis

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gifts US President Donald Trump with a golden dove, October 13, 2025.

It's time for Israel to wean off American aid, stand on its own two feet - opinion

A sign for food stamps stands, as the US President Donald Trump administration said it plans on Monday to partially fund food aid for millions of Americans after two judges ruled it must use contingency funds to pay for the benefits, November 3, 2025.

Trump administration to use emergency funds to pay partial food aid benefits


Egyptian Gaza aid arrives at border but no plan for delivery yet

After nine hours of negotiations, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said early on Tuesday he had agreed with Israel "to develop a plan" to get aid into Gaza.

 A convoy of trucks carrying humanitarian aid from Egyptian NGOs for Palestinians start to move from Al-Arish to Rafah city as they wait for an agreement on the opening on the Rafah border crossing to enter Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in the city of Al-Arish.

Egypt's President Sisi in talks to get aid to Gaza, presidency says

Israeli bombardments on the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing into Egypt, the main crossing out of Gaza not controlled by Israel, have disrupted operations there.

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends the Arab League Summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, May 19, 2023

Germany, Austria suspend bilateral aid to Palestinians after Hamas attack

Some conservatives called for the aid to end entirely, prominent member of opposition Left party argues against the move

 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz comments on the situation in the Middle East, one day after Hamas' attacks on Israel, in the chancellery, Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2023.

Pope says countries should not 'play games' with Ukraine on arms aid

A number of countries, including the United States, face internal political pressure to stop or curtail spending on weapons sent to Ukraine.

 Pope Francis attends the weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, March 29, 2023.

Morocco rescuers race to find survivors as earthquake toll nears 2,500

The state news agency reported the death toll was now 2,497 with 2,476 people injured.

 A man gestures next to emergency workers on the rubble, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake, in Amizmiz, Morocco, September 10, 2023.

UAE, Gulf countries mobilize help for Morocco earthquake victims

Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, directed an air bridge to be opened to bring relief to Morocco.

 A general view of damage in the historic city of Marrakech, following a powerful earthquake in Morocco, September 9, 2023.

Ukraine asks for Israeli support as it builds $500m. national rehab centers

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, more than 200,000 civilians and military personnel have been injured, with 20,000 having undergone amputation.

 People stand near the site of a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine August 10, 2023.

Former NSC chiefs: Calls for US to stop aid ‘irresponsible,’ ‘damaging’

“The idea that giving up on aid will give us more freedom to act and then the Americans will stop telling us what to do with the Palestinians is irrelevant,” said Jacob Nagel.

(From left)  JACOB NAGEL, then national security adviser, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee head Avi Dichter at a 2017 meeting in the Knesset. (

WATCH: Operation Firebirds, Israeli firefighting forces arrive in Greece

"It is a pride and a privilege to help and contribute, from the knowledge and experience we have gained, to the Greek state," said Corporal Haim Bar-Gil of the Israel Police Air Unit.

 Back of "Elad" fire and rescue planes.

US Senate defeats effort to limit US aid to Ukraine

Assistance to Ukraine receives broad bipartisan support in the US Congress, which has control of government spending.

 US senate floor