Israeli defense industry booths were crowded with visits by dozens of international delegations at the Eurosatory 2026 exhibition in Paris, the Defense Ministry reported Thursday evening — despite the restrictions imposed by France on Israeli participation.
The Defense Ministry reported that Israeli booths at the Eurosatory 2026 defense exhibition in Paris were crowded with visits by dozens of international delegations on Thursday, despite French restrictions that had earlier led to Israeli booths being boarded up.
The report caps a week in which France initially sealed Israeli booths with wooden boards, then allowed some firms to reopen after they complied with French demands to display only defensive systems. The Zioneer reported on the initial blocking on Monday and on a company executive's account of repeated inspections before the sealing.
The ministry's statement Thursday indicates that despite the controversy, the Israeli presence drew significant interest from senior foreign defense officials. The extent of business deals generated at the exhibition has not been detailed.
2 developments
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- DevelopingIsraeli defense firm executive says France cleared booth dozens of times before sealing it at expo
- StrongIsrael leads 15-firm defense delegation to Berlin air show as exports hit all-time high
- DevelopingIndustrialist leader urges retaliatory measures against France over defense firms' exclusion from arms fair
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