The British government has barred Israeli officials from attending a major London arms fair next month, as tensions between the two allies escalate over Israel’s war on Gaza .

“We can confirm that no Israeli government delegation will be invited to attend DSEI UK 2025,” the Ministry of Defence said in a statement reported by the AFP news agency on Friday.

The biennial exhibition, running from September 9-12, is one of the world’s largest arms trade shows.

The decision follows London’s suspension of some weapons export licences to Israel, the freezing of free trade negotiations , and sanctions imposed on two far-right Israeli ministers over the assault on Gaza, where famine has taken hold amid Israel’s severe restrictions on supplies of humanitarian aid.

“The Israeli government’

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