Israel's president calls Trump's aid cutoff 'a bolt from the blue'

Israeli President Isaac Herzog said President Donald Trump's announcement ending US military aid to Israel came as "a bolt from the blue," expressing deep concern over the decision made on Midterm Election Day. Trump said aid would end this year, two years before the memorandum of understanding expires in 2028, which provides Israel with $3.8 billion annually for American weaponry. Herzog urged forming a government quickly to address the issue, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not commented publicly. US Ambassador Mike Huckabee sought clarification and defended the aid, arguing Americans benefit from the partnership, and disagreed with Vice President JD Vance's claim that the Israel relationship hurt Republicans in the midterms.