🚨🇺🇸🇮🇱 US AND ISRAEL NEGOTIATE $16.5 BILLION MILITARY AID DEAL — DESPITE TRUMP'S PROMISE TO END FUNDING
The United States and Israel are negotiating a new military assistance agreement that could keep billions of dollars flowing to Israel until 2033, according to Ynet.
The proposed arrangement comes despite President Donald Trump's recent announcement that US military aid to Israel would end by the close of 2026.
Key details:
📌 $3.3 billion annually: Israel would continue receiving this amount in direct military financing for five years after the current agreement expires in 2028.
📌 $16.5 billion total: The proposed five-year arrangement would cut the direct military financing commitment roughly in half compared with the existing 10-year framework.
📌 Missile defence funding: Separate funding for joint programmes such as Iron Dome, David's Sling and Arrow could increase beyond the current $500 million annually.
📌 Political deadline: Israeli officials reportedly want to finalize the agreement before the new Democratic-controlled US Congress takes office in January 2027.
📌 Not yet finalized: Negotiations are ongoing, and Congress will still have a role in approving annual funding.
The proposed arrangement could mark a major shift in US-Israel relations: moving from long-term direct military aid towards deeper military and industrial cooperation.
Will the incoming Democratic Congress support the proposed agreement, or could US military assistance to Israel become a major political battle in Washington?
#USA #Israel #Trump #MilitaryAid #Congress #Geopolitics
The United States and Israel are negotiating a new military assistance agreement that could keep billions of dollars flowing to Israel until 2033, according to Ynet.
The proposed arrangement comes despite President Donald Trump's recent announcement that US military aid to Israel would end by the close of 2026.
Key details:
📌 $3.3 billion annually: Israel would continue receiving this amount in direct military financing for five years after the current agreement expires in 2028.
📌 $16.5 billion total: The proposed five-year arrangement would cut the direct military financing commitment roughly in half compared with the existing 10-year framework.
📌 Missile defence funding: Separate funding for joint programmes such as Iron Dome, David's Sling and Arrow could increase beyond the current $500 million annually.
📌 Political deadline: Israeli officials reportedly want to finalize the agreement before the new Democratic-controlled US Congress takes office in January 2027.
📌 Not yet finalized: Negotiations are ongoing, and Congress will still have a role in approving annual funding.
The proposed arrangement could mark a major shift in US-Israel relations: moving from long-term direct military aid towards deeper military and industrial cooperation.
Will the incoming Democratic Congress support the proposed agreement, or could US military assistance to Israel become a major political battle in Washington?
#USA #Israel #Trump #MilitaryAid #Congress #Geopolitics
