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Israel's defence ministry says France bans Israeli officials from defence show

BENOIT TESSIER
BENOIT TESSIER
Jun 1, 2026
FILE PHOTO: 155mm artillery shells are displayed at the Eurosatory international defence and security exhibition in Villepinte, near Paris, France June 13, 2022. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: 155mm artillery shells are displayed at the Eurosatory international defence and security exhibition in Villepinte, near Paris, France June 13, 2022. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo — BENOIT TESSIER

TEL AVIV, June 1 (Reuters) - Israel's Defence Ministry on Monday said France had banned Israeli government representatives from attending the Eurosatory defence exhibition in Paris this month.

France has also banned Israeli weapons makers from exhibiting offensive systems and will only permit them to display "air defence products".

(Reporting by Alexander Cornwell; Editing by Kevin Liffey)