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Trump says US will halt $4 billion in aid to Israel at the end of the year

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the United States will halt its $4 billion in annual funding to Israel at the end of the year. Speaking to Fox News, the US president added that Israel no longer needed the aid from Washington, and that some politicians were using the funding package to criticise Republicans.

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Israeli opposition unites behind Eisenkot as Netanyahu says voters chose him for PM

Israel's opposition is on Tuesday due to meet for the first time since last week's closely contested election in which neither Gadi Eisenkot's change bloc nor incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing alliance managed to win a majority in the Knesset. All parties in Eisenkot's camp have endorsed him to be the next prime minister, but the hot-button issue will be whether to unite with the Arab parties who made surprise gains in the vote.

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Iran offers deal on Hormuz Strait, Netanyahu wants to 'finish the job'

Iran said Monday it had a two-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume nuclear talks with the United States, shortening a process originally expected to take seven days. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he wanted to "finish the job" first. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Angela Diffley has more.

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Israel's president begins process of coalition government negotiations

Israel's President Isaac Herzog begins the process of coalition government negotiations this week. One possibility is for the centrist opposition bloc to form a government with the Arab parties, which would oust current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Protests for and against such a coalition this weekend made it clear the Israeli public is divided over the idea.

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