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As of January 2026, the US finalized $6.67 billion tax
dollars in arms for Israel to enhance defense capabilities:
<><>new gifts of Apache helicopters,
<><>gifts of armored vehicles,
<><>and US tax-dollar for vehicle power packs

This builds on significant ongoing, long-term US tax dollar military assistance
and “emergency” US tax dollars for killings in Gaza and Israel’s need for “security.”

Key Components of Recent 2026 “US taxpayer gifts” to Israel:
<><>$3.8 billion tax dollars for 30 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters
<><>and related arms equipment.
<><>$1.98 billion US tax dollars for Joint Light Tactical Assault Vehicles (JLTAVs).
<><>$740 million tax dollars for Namer armored personnel carrier power packs.
<><>tax-dollar subsidized utility helicopters
<><>plus unnamed other US tax-subsidized equipment.

Congress earlier approved over $14 billion in tax
dollars for defense, replenishment of systems, and other Israeli “security” needs.
<><>a 10-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
<><>covers $38B US tax dollars in military aid 2019–2028
<><>$33B tax dollars in weaponry “gifts”
<><>$5 billion tax dollars in missile defense gifts.
<><>including precision-guided munitions and bunker busters.

The weapons “gifts” are “to improve” Israel’s capacity to defend its borders and its population against current and future threats, amid high tensions with Iran and Israel’s continued bombardment of Lebanon.