TIMES OF ISRAEL
Rubio: Israel rich enough to buy own weapons, Trump wants swift end to military aid
Lazar Berman
November 10, 2026

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday that US President Donald Trump believes Israel is “rich enough” to buy American weapons without relying on military aid, and that the president wants that arrangement to come into effect in the near future. Trump, said Rubio, “would like for the financing portion to end as soon as possible.” “We’re working through that in terms of how we negotiate the memorandum of understanding,” he told reporters at the G7 meeting in Paris. “But the president’s expectation is that Israel is now prosperous and rich enough to be able to be a sales country. They can buy the weapons from us, but we no longer have to provide the financing.”…Rubio said that Israel can “absolutely” get off aid by the end of the year if it wants to. “They also produce weaponry, by the way, so part of the MOU would also involve the ability to co-produce on some things,” Rubio said, adding that “we’ll negotiate the timeline.” READ MORE