Israel says it has secured $8.7 billion U.S. aid package | 26 Sept 2024 | Israel said on Thursday it had secured an $8.7 billion aid package from the United States to support its ongoing military efforts and to maintain a qualitative military edge in the region. The package includes $3.5 billion for essential wartime procurement, which has already been received and earmarked for critical military purchases, and $5.2 billion designated for air defense systems including the Iron Dome anti-missile system, David's Sling and an advanced laser system. The aid announcement came after negotiations at the Pentagon between Eyal Zamir, the director general of Israel's defense ministry, and U.S. defense officials, including acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Amanda Dory, Israel's Defense Ministry said in a statement. [Can Asheville, North Carolina, get a dollar? The U.S. can't go six hours without feeding the military-industrial complex and Ukraine and Israel. 1776, the redux, can't come quickly enough.]