France authorities have banned Israeli defence corporations from exhibiting at a commerce present subsequent month close to Paris, organisers stated on Friday.
“By decision of the government authorities, there will be no stand for the Israeli defence industry at the Eurosatory 2024 fair,” organisers Coges Events stated.
Neither Coges nor the defence ministry supplied a proof.
Seventy-four Israeli corporations had been set to be represented on the occasion from June 17 to 21 at fairgrounds near Paris’ important worldwide airport, with Coges beforehand saying round 10 of them had been to exhibit weapons.
Contacted by AFP, the Israeli embassy stated it didn’t want to remark.
The incident comes days after the Israeli bombing of a camp for the displaced within the Gaza Strip sparked worldwide outrage and protests in France.
The air raids killed at the very least 45 folks within the city of Rafah within the evening of Sunday to Monday within the south of the besieged Palestinian territory, in accordance with native authorities, nearly eight months into the newest Gaza battle.
The battle erupted after Palestinian militant group Hamas attacked southern Israel on October 7, which resulted within the deaths of 1,189 folks, largely civilians, in accordance with an AFP tally primarily based on Israeli official figures.
Militants additionally took 252 hostages, 121 of whom stay in Gaza, together with 37 the military says are lifeless.
Israel’s retaliatory offensive has killed greater than 36,000 folks in Gaza, largely civilians, in accordance with the Hamas-run territory’s well being ministry.
A bunch of activists final week in a authorized warning urged Coges to take measure to keep away from the shopping for and promoting of weapons that could possibly be utilized in “crimes” dedicated in Gaza or different elements of the occupied Palestinian territories.
ASER, Stop Arming Israel, Urgency Palestine and the France-Palestine Solidarity Association additionally warned towards earnings from the truthful “reinforcing the economic power of firms likely to participate in these crimes”.
Coges informed AFP it was “a fair solely for the presentation of defence and security equipment… and in no means a place for deals.”
Source: www.anews.com.tr
