Tamar Sebok

France has escalated restrictions on Israeli defense companies at Eurosatory 2026, the international arms exhibition in Paris, with several Israeli firms told their booths will be permanently closed starting Tuesday. Representatives of some companies whose access routes had already been blocked were informed Monday evening that entry to their booths would be prohibited. The companies will only be allowed to dismantle equipment from the booths on Wednesday.

Organizers of the prestigious Eurosatory 2026 arms exhibition in France decided overnight to close the booths of several Israeli defense companies that had planned to display their systems at the event, in a move similar to restrictions imposed at last year’s fair. Among the Israeli companies whose booths were closed were Smart Shooter, Controp, Orbit, Aeronautics, Marom and Source.

France pressed ahead Friday with a civil conference in Paris aimed at advancing the two-state solution, even as Israel and the United States stayed away and the diplomatic agenda ahead of next week’s G7 summit appeared likely to be dominated by Iran. The second civil conference for the two-state solution opened at the Arab World Institute in Paris, bringing together 150 Israelis and Palestinians from 80 organizations.