Trump says Netanyahu deal ends US payments to Israel in 2026

President Trump says he's struck a deal with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that would end US payments to Israel at the close of 2026. The claim landed in a post from @KobeissiLetter, with Trump quoted saying simply, "They are fine with it." No further terms of the arrangement were disclosed in the report.

Trump put a number on what's on the table: the US currently sends Israel $4 billion a year, according to his account. Under the deal he described, that flow stops once 2026 runs out.

Markets flinched fast. US oil prices wiped out their gains and flipped negative right after the headline crossed, per @KobeissiLetter.

That reaction is the tell. Oil traders read anything touching Middle East alliances as a risk signal, and a headline this size moves first and asks questions later. Whether the payment halt ever materializes — and in what form — remains an open question, with no confirmation yet from Netanyahu's office and no timeline beyond the end-of-2026 cutoff.

For now, the takeaway is a president announcing an end to a multi-billion-dollar annual commitment, a prime minister described as on board, and a crude market that didn't wait around for the fine print.