The Obama administration is expected to announce an additional $680 million in U.S. financial aid aimed at helping Israel purchase additional Iron Dome batteries to intercept rockets, Haaretz reported Sunday, May 13. Defense Minister Ehud Barak will fly to Washington Monday, his second trip in less than a month, ahead of the joint Israeli-American announcement of the deal, which was authorized by a U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services subcommittee last month. Barak will meet there with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. Assistance for two other missile defense programs has also been authorized: $165 million for the Magic Wand mid-range anti-missile system, which is under development, and $119 million for the Arrow long-range anti-missile system.