French authorities closed a handful of Israeli firms' stalls at the Paris Air Show, citing a decision to ban "offensive weapons" being displayed amid the Gaza war.

By Paul Sandle, Giulia Segreti, Steven Scheer and Tim Hepher PARIS/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -France shut down the main Israeli company stands at the Paris Airshow on Monday for refusing to remove attack weapons from display,

Tensions between long-standing allies France and Israel flared up as the show was getting underway, when Paris ordered the main Israeli company stands to be closed down