Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman thanked the United States on Monday for including a "record-breaking" $705 million allocation to aid Israel's missile defense systems in a U.S. spending bill passed last week.
Lieberman said the aid will be used in the further development of Israel's multilayered defense system to intercept short- and mid-range rockets from the Gaza Strip and Lebanon and counter long-range threats from Iran.
The U.S. provides $3.1 billion in military aid to Israel each year under a 10-year security arrangement. The $705 million is a separate allocation, up from the $600 million provided for Israel's missile defense last year.
U.S. President Donald Trump signed a $1.3 trillion spending bill on Friday that provides billions in new funding for the military and for national security.
