US Secretary of State Rubio said on the 9th that the US and Israel are discussing a new memorandum of understanding on US military aid to Israel. According to RIA Novosti, after attending the G7 foreign ministers' meeting in France, Rubio said that Trump believes Israel is “now prosperous and rich enough” to be able to buy arms from the US, “America no longer needs to provide funds for it,” and hopes to implement the new memorandum as soon as possible. In 2016, the US and Israel signed a memorandum of understanding to provide about US$3.8 billion in aid each year for a period of ten years, valid until September 2028. Trump announced on the 3rd of this month that the aid will end at the end of this year, saying that the idea was proposed by Netanyahu; according to Israeli media reports, Israel was surprised by this, and President Herzog expressed concern and shock.

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