Overview
- Britain confirmed no Israeli government or military delegation will be invited to the DSEI UK 2025 defence exhibition in London.
- Israel’s Ministry of Defense called the move discriminatory, said it will withdraw its national pavilion, and pledged full support to Israeli firms that attend.
- Private Israeli companies, including Elbit Systems, Rafael, Israel Aerospace Industries and Uvision, remain permitted to exhibit at ExCeL London from September 9–12.
- Officials involved in the decision indicated the restriction could be lifted if Israel demonstrates compliance with international humanitarian law.
- The step forms part of wider UK pressure on Israel — suspended export licences, frozen trade talks, and targeted sanctions — and echoes French curbs at June’s Paris Air Show, with protest groups planning actions during DSEI.