US and Israel Sign the Largest Ever Security Deal

Agreement inked at ceremony in Washington will see Israel receive $3.8 billion annually — up from $3 billion — from 2018-2028

WASHINGTON — Israeli and US officials hailed the “unbreakable bond” between the two nations on Wednesday as they signed Washington’s largest defense aid package to any country in history.

The defense package, also known as the memorandum of understanding, “constitutes the single largest pledge of bilateral military assistance” ever, the State Department said ahead of the signing ceremony in the State Department Treaty Room.

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