Israel has been banned from an international security and defence exhibition in France after a court ruled that all Israeli companies and delegations must be excluded, following a case brought by rights groups in the wake of its brutal assault on Gaza. A French district court ruled on Saturday that Israeli arms companies, affiliates and delegations are barred from Eurostatory 2024 in Paris, after legal action was sought against the organiser of the arms fair to prevent Israeli companies from attending as the Israeli military is facing accusations of war crimes. The biannual trade show is runni…