US-Israel Security Pact Set to Halve Direct Military Aid Post-2028 Under Evolving Five-Year Framework: Report
The deal would keep joint missile-defense funding rising while ending direct military aid by 2033, officials said.
- On Monday, new details emerged indicating that US military assistance to Israel will not end immediately, but will instead be reduced by half by restricting its duration to a five-year window following 2028.
- This contrasts with President Donald Trump's claim last week that he and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to end aid by late 2026, which officials suggest was a political maneuver regarding the Michigan Senate race.
- Under the emerging agreement, direct military aid would shift from $33 billion over ten years to $16.5 billion over five years before ceasing, while allocations for joint air and missile defense research are expected to increase from $500 million annually.
- Describing the shift as a "model of partnership," a senior Israeli official noted that most security assistance returns to the United States economy, supporting American defense manufacturers and local jobs.
- Negotiators aim to finalize the memorandum before the new Congress takes office in January, as Israeli planners remain wary of potential appropriation hurdles and political friction regarding future legislative backing.
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U.S. security aid to Israel will not end "by the end of the year"—it will be cut in half, per Ynet
Under the emerging memorandum of understanding, direct military aid will be halved starting in 2028 and phased out within 5 years. The goal: to secure approval of the deal before the new Congress is sworn in, in which Republicans have lost their...
Israel aims to finalize phasing out of US military aid before new Congress takes office: report
Israel aims to quickly finalize a reduction in U.S. military aid under a framework that would see aid halved and phased out within five years — rather than 10 — in an effort to reach an agreement before the new U.S. Congress takes office in January, Ynet News reported.
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aninews.inUS-Israel security pact set to halve direct military aid post-2028 under evolving five-year framework: Report
New details reveal US military aid to Israel will not end immediately, but will instead be halved to a five-year package after 2028. Negotiators aim to finalise the memorandum of understanding before January, navigating domestic political hurdles and potential congressional appropriations challenges.
Israel and the United States are negotiating a new multi-year military aid deal, with Tel Aviv seeking to secure a deal before a new US Congress takes office in January, Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported on Monday. The negotiations come amid concerns in Israel that political changes in Washington could create obstacles to continued military aid after the November 3 midterm elections, in which Democrats won control of Congress from Pres…
Media Israel, US military aid will cease within five years. New target memorandum between the two countries before the inauguration of the new US Congress (ANSA)
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