US Set to Provide Israel with Largest Military Aid Package Ever

iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The United States government announced Tuesday it is set to deliver the largest military assistance package in U.S. history to Israel.

The State Department said it will host a signing ceremony to mark a memorandum of understanding between the two countries on Wednesday.

“The United States has concluded a new 10-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Israel on security assistance for Fiscal Years 2019 through 2028,” the Department said in an emailed statement to the press. “This MOU constitutes the single largest pledge of bilateral military assistance in U.S. history.”

Officials would not immediately provide details of the deal to ABC News.

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