# Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel needs to be free from military dependence on the US and develop its own weapons-production capabilities. Since 2008, America has provided Israel with roughly 62.8-billion-rand in military aid anually as part of a memorandum of understanding. The ten-year agreement runs through 2028. Netanyahu has framed the push for military self-sufficiency as part of a broader effort to build long-term national power. He also wants Israel to introduce more technology and train more generations of military commanders.
Netanyahu says Israel must free itself from dependence on US weapons