US officials have agreed to an Israeli request to increase annual military aid, according to Israeli public radio.The radio also reported, according to Al Ray, that US administration made the condition that ‘Israel will not go to the US Congress to request to increase the aid.’
Political sources were quoted as saying, ‘The US administration has agreed to add $800 million to this aid, amounting to four billion dollars.’
Israel has requested to increase the annual aid for ten years, in the wake of Washington’s pledge to compensate after increasing security spending, due to its nuclear deal with Iran.
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