Israel is preparing for talks with the Trump administration on a new 10-year security deal, seeking to extend US military support even as Israeli leaders signal they are planning for a future with reduced American cash grants, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.
Gil Pinchas, speaking to the FT before stepping down as chief financial adviser to Israel’s military and defense ministry, said Israel would seek to prioritize joint military and defense projects over cash handouts in talks that he expected to take place in the coming weeks.
The US State Department did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment outside regular business hours.
“The partnership is more important than just the net financial issue in this context ... there are a lot of things that are equal to money,” Pinchas told the FT. “The view of this needs to be wider.”
Pinchas said pure financial support — or “free money” — worth $3.3 billion a year, which Israel can use to purchase US weapons, was “one component of the MOU (that) could decrease gradually.”
In 2016, the US and Israeli governments signed a memorandum of understanding for the 10 years through September 2028 that provides $38 billion in military aid, $33 billion in grants to buy military equipment and $5 billion for missile defense systems.
Earlier this month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he hoped to “taper off” Israeli dependence on US military aid in the next decade.
Israel to seek new security deal with the US, FT reports
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Fire at Cape Town airport disrupts international flights
- Images shared online showed travelers evacuating South Africa’s second-busiest airport
- The fire occurred just days after the announcement of a major phased infrastructure upgrade project at the airport
CAPE TOWN: A fire broke out at Cape Town International Airport Tuesday, prompting passenger evacuations and disrupting international flights to and from South Africa’s popular tourist city before being brought under control.
Images shared online showed travelers evacuating South Africa’s second-busiest airport with suitcases as smoke filled the terminal and sirens rang to alert passengers of an emergency evacuation.
“Cape Town International Airport confirms that a fire occurred on the landslide of the airport,” Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) said in a statement, adding that the blaze had been “extinguished” with no injuries.
“As a precautionary measure, international departures have been temporarily suspended, and incoming international flights are being diverted,” the statement said, as the fire had affected “network and IT services.”
International flights that had already landed were still being processed, it said.
The fire occurred just days after the announcement of a major phased infrastructure upgrade project at the airport.
According to ACSA statistics, Cape Town airport recorded 11.1 million two-way passengers in 2025, including 3.33 million international travelers.
