The pause also prevents military radios and body armor from being sent to Israel at a time when Iran's attack is considered imminent.
In order to counter this allegation of bottlenecking, US arms transfer experts went through "hundreds of separate items" with counterparts, accompanied by Gallant on his visit, an official said.
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Coges Events, which had organized the June 17-21 Eurosatory arms exhibition, had appealed the ban on Israeli delegates, intermediaries, and companies.
The Representative Council of Jewish Institutions in France (CRIF) and Union of Jewish Students of France (UEJF) welcomed the decision.
Representative Gregory Meeks and Senator Ben Cardin have signed off on the deal under heavy pressure from the Biden administration
Recently statistics revealed that the UK's arms export approvals dropped drastically after the Oct. 7th attacks.
Association France Palestine Solidarité (AFPS), one of the petitioners, had on Friday announced a mass demonstration outside the arms expo to call for an end to all arms trade with Israel.
The legal groups claim that Israel is not complying with international law amid the war against Hamas.
The Defense Ministry said that: "Conditions are no longer met to host Israeli companies at the show at a time when the President is calling for Israel to cease operations in Rafah."