France bans Israeli officials from participating in defense expo in Paris

Key points

• France has barred Israel from taking part in this month's Eurosatory defence exhibition in Paris.
• According to Israel's Defence Ministry, French authorities have banned Israeli government representatives from attending the major defence event and blocked Israel from establishing a national pavilion.
• The ministry also said Israeli defence companies will only be allowed to display air defence systems, while offensive weapons and military equipment have been excluded from the exhibition floor.
• The development marks another setback in relations between Paris and Jerusalem.
• France had banned Israel's Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from entering French territory after he a video showing himself taunting bound and kneeling activists from the Gaza-bound flotilla who had been detained by Israeli security forces.