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Israel's Netanyahu hopes to 'taper' Israel off US military aid in next decade

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10-01-2026 | 05:09

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Israel's Netanyahu hopes to 'taper' Israel off US military aid in next decade

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview published on Friday that he hopes to "taper off" Israeli dependence on American military aid in the next decade.

Netanyahu has said Israel should not be reliant on foreign military aid but has stopped short of declaring a firm timeline for when Israel would be fully independent from the U.S.

"I want to taper off the military within the next 10 years," Netanyahu told the Economist. Asked if that meant a tapering "down to zero," he said, "Yes."

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