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Will Trump discontinue military support to Israel?

19th November 2024 - 10:37 GMT | by Flavia Camargos Pereira in Kansas City

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the Biden administration sent a THAAD battery to Israel. (Photo: US Army)

Trump’s upcoming second term as US president has raised questions on how he will handle the conflict in Gaza and avoid a broader war in the Middle East.

The future of US military assistance to Israel under Donald Trump administration remains blurry. Although he had a close relationship with Jerusalem in his first term as president, it is unclear how Trump will handle the war in Gaza and the involvement of other actors such as the Houthis, Lebanon and Iran.

“Topping a complex list of unknowns is how much leverage Trump will have over Netanyahu, and the extent to which he will manifest that leverage to end Israel’s military operations in Gaza and Lebanon, contain regional conflict spillover and deliver sustainable political settlements,” remarked Burcu Ozcelik, senior

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Flavia Camargos Pereira is a North America editor at Shephard Media. She joined the company …

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