Israel is preparing a framework for talks with the US President Donald Trump's administration on a new security deal for his country over the next 10 years.
Israel is seeking to extend US military support amid its leaders hinting at plans to reduce cash grant funding from the US.
Gil Pinchas spoke to the Financial Times before resigning from his position as Chief Financial Advisor to the Israeli Military and Ministry of Defense, saying Israel would seek to prioritize joint military and defense projects with the US rather than cash handouts from the US.
According to him, talks related to this are expected to take place in the coming weeks.
"Partnership is more important than just net financial issues in this context... there are many things that are just as important as money," Pinchas said.
"Views on this need to be expanded," he continued.
Reuters confirmed this on Tuesday local time, the US State Department did not want to comment.
Pinchas said the purely financial support - or "free money" - worth $3.3 billion a year from the US, which Israel could use to buy US weapons, was "one of the components of the MOU (which) can be reduced gradually."
In 2016, the US and Israeli governments signed a memorandum of understanding or MoU for 10 years until September 2028.
The MoU agreed to provide military assistance to Israel of 38 billion US dollars, a grant of 33 billion US dollars to purchase military equipment, and 5 billion US dollars for missile defense systems.
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