US State Department document reveals $10 billion in unfunded Israeli arms orders after 2028

A State Department document sent to Congress shows Israel has outstanding weapons orders worth about $10 billion beyond the current aid agreement, complicating President Trump's stated intention to end military aid to Israel.

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the United States will cease providing $4 billion in annual military aid to Israel by the end of this year, comments that reportedly caught Israeli security and financial officials off guard. On The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing podcast, military correspondent Emanuel Fabian discusses what this could mean for the IDF's capabilities and how it may free Israel to operate independently in the region. The episode also covers the IDF's 11-day operation in Hebron that ended Monday, launched after a deadly shooting attack at a checkpoint. Seven Palestinian terror operatives, including a top Hamas commander who held an Israeli hostage, were killed in Gaza strikes this week. The IDF also released details about early indications of the Hamas attack on October 6, 2023. The framing relies on the term 'bombshell' in the headline, which exaggerates the announcement's novelty.