Netanyahu said the alleged embargo ended when President Donald Trump took office, and he provided no number of deaths and no dates for when the shortage occurred. Netanyahu has used the same grievance before, including a public dispute in June 2024. The Biden administration invoked emergency authority in late 2023 to bypass congressional review for more than $250 million in weapons sales to Israel, including tank shells and 155mm artillery shells. Netanyahu paired the embargo allegation with a call for greater Israeli arms self-reliance and for shifting the U.S.-Israel relationship “from aid to partnership,” including joint development and production. Hochstein said Netanyahu was “not telling the truth” and “ungrateful,” and he said Biden provided more than $20 billion in military support.