JERUSALEM, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview published on Friday that he hopes to "taper off" Israeli dependence on American military aid in the next decade.

This is the second time Ernst and Netanyahu have met in the last year, with them previously meeting in August 2025, when the war with Hamas was still ongoing in Gaza.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly pitched one of the most radical transformations in US relations in decades, announcing he planned to zero out US military aid by 2038.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said in a statement that the Gaza executive committee was "not coordinated with Israel and is contrary to its policy."

The Israeli leader has vowed to spend 350 billion shekels ($110 billion) on developing an independent arms industry to reduce dependency on other countries.