Netanyahu says wants to wean Israel off US military support

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hopes to wean Israel off US military support within a decade, he said in an interview that aired on Sunday.“I want to draw down to zero the American financial support, the financial component of the military cooperation that we have,” Netanyahu told CBS News’ “60 Minutes” program. Netanyahu said Israel receives about $3.8 billion of US military aid a year. The US has agreed to provide a total of $38 billion in military aid to Israel from 2018 to 2028.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.But it is “absolutely” the right time to possibly reset the US-Israeli financial relationship, Netanyahu said.“I don’t want to wait for the next Congress,” he told CBS. “I want to start now.”Israel has long had bipartisan consensus within the US Congress for military aid, but support from lawmakers and the public has frayed since the outbreak of war in Gaza in October 2023.Sixty percent of US adults have an

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