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Report of 20-Year U.S.-Israel Aid Framework Meets Netanyahu’s Public Rebuff

Early contacts ahead of the 2028 deadline are testing a longer pact and joint defense R&D concepts as both sides gauge what could clear U.S. political hurdles.

Trump with Netanyahu before departing Israel in October. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
US President Donald Trump (L) holds hands and speaks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, in Jerusalem on October 13, 2025. Hamas handed over the 20 surviving Israeli hostages on October 13 under a ceasefire agreement, as the US president and other world leaders geared up for a summit on Gaza. The releases are part of a ceasefire agreement brokered by the US president, with Israel due in return to free nearly 2,000 detainees held in its jails in exchange. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla / POOL / AFP) (Photo by CHIP SOMODEVILLA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Axios reports that Israeli and U.S. officials have discussed a proposal to double the next security agreement’s length to 20 years and steer part of the funds into joint defense research, including defense tech, AI, and the Golden Dome project.
  • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied that Israel is pursuing a 20-year package, telling The Erin Molan Show that his policy is to move toward greater independence and to wean Israel off U.S. aid, with further details promised soon.
  • Officials say formal negotiations were delayed by the Gaza war, but preliminary discussions restarted in recent weeks with hopes of outlining a framework within roughly a year.
  • The current 10-year MOU, signed in 2016 and worth about $3.8–$4 billion annually, expires in 2028, and Israel is expected to seek at least comparable yearly support in any successor arrangement.
  • Israeli officials describe the joint R&D concept as tailored to address U.S. domestic skepticism by benefiting American industry, though MAGA-aligned opposition and broader bipartisan scrutiny could complicate any deal.