The French Government prohibits Israeli companies from participating in a security and defense fair in June

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Gantz expresses disagreement during call with French Prime Minister

May 31. () –

The French government, led by President Emmanuel Macron, has banned Israeli companies from participating in the Eurosatory security and defense fair, to be held in Villepinte from June 17 to 22, due to its military operations over Rafah, in the south. from the Gaza Strip.

The French Ministry of the Armed Forces has indicated that “the conditions are not met” to receive Israeli weapons manufacturers at a time when Macron has requested the cessation of Israeli operations in Rafah, according to the BFM network. TV.

Benny Gantz, a member of the war cabinet formed after the attacks by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) on October 7, expressed his disagreement with the measure during a call with the French Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal.

“I emphasized that the decision ultimately rewards terrorism and asked that France reconsider the decision,” Gantz said on the social network “in the European country.

More than a million people have fled the Gaza city of Rafah, in the south of the Gaza Strip, since the Israeli Army launched its military offensive on this area at the beginning of the month, according to data from the United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).