US Defense Secretary Hagel lands in Israel

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel landed in Israel for a visit dedicated to security related talks and the US financial aid to Israel’s cash-strapped IDF.

 

Hagel is set to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Peres and Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon over the next two days.

 

The IDF, facing what they claim to be a severe budget crisis, expressed hope that Hagel’s visit would conclude a deal extending US defense aid to Israel beyond 2017, when Washington’s current $3 billion annual payouts to its Middle East ally expire, an unnamed official said last Friday.

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