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Israeli delegations participating within the main Euronaval defence present in France subsequent month won’t be permitted to arrange any stand or exhibit {hardware} following a call by the French authorities, organisers mentioned on Wednesday.

The choice comes as tensions are rising between Israel and France following feedback by President Emmanuel Macron criticising the civilian casualties within the Israeli campaigns towards Shiite group Hezbollah in Lebanon and Palestinian group Hamas within the Gaza Strip.

The French chief final week insisted that stopping the export of weapons utilized by Israel in each operations was the one technique to halt the 2 conflicts.

“The French authorities knowledgeable Euronaval of its determination to approve the participation of Israeli delegations at Euronaval 2024, with none stand or exhibition of kit,” mentioned the organisers of the present which is because of begin on November 4 in Paris.

Euronaval, a biennial occasion that draws naval defence exhibitors from world wide, mentioned seven Israeli corporations are affected by the choice.

“In accordance with the French authorities’s determination, Israeli corporations and residents who want to attend can be welcomed on the present underneath the situations listed above,” it added.

On the finish of Might, the presence of Israeli defence producers on the Eurosatory land defence and safety exhibition was banned by the federal government, earlier than lastly being authorised by the French courts.

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