According to media reports, Israel seeks to secure a decade-long aid package worth a total of $50 billion.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads to�the United States to�meet with�President Obama and to�discuss the military aid package for�the next decade.

Under the current deal which is set to�expire in�2017, Israel receives over $3 billion worth of�military aid from�the US.

"I believe that this meeting is important in�order to�clarify the continuation of�American aid to�Israel in�the coming decade,� Netanyahu said before�the weekly cabinet meeting at�the Prime Minister�s Office in�Jerusalem, according to�the Israel Hayom newspaper. �It will be another step toward�realizing an understanding in�this direction,� he added.

According to�media reports, Israel seeks to�secure a decade-long aid package worth a total of $50 billion, and Israeli officials have already provided Washington with�the list of�armaments they hope to�obtain per this program. The list includes a squadron of�F-15 tactical fighter aircraft, V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, military helicopters, a new tanker aircraft, precision-guided munitions and means to�develop new missile defense systems, Ediot Ahranot newspaper reports.

 

The two leaders will also discuss the implementation of�the Iran nuclear deal, the ongoing Syrian civil war and Israel�s relations with�Palestine.

On Friday, a White House official said a new US-Israeli Memorandum of�Understanding on�a military aid package was unlikely to�be finalized during�Netanyahu�s visit, as�the United States has introduced severe budget cuts on�many programs

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