France's government defends its decision to bar Israeli companies supplying the wars in the Middle East from exhibiting at an upcoming trade fair outside Paris. The organizers attributed the restrictions to French government decisions taken earlier this month. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said the policy doesn't amount to a boycott of Israeli firms, but it would be 'incoherent' for France to allow the promotion of weapons used in the wars when Paris is also pushing for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon.