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UK Bars Israeli Officials From DSEI as Israel Pulls National Pavilion

London casts the restriction as leverage over Gaza within a wider pressure campaign.

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Amer Ghazzal/Shutterstock (14096526u) Day two of the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) a biennial defence and security trade exhibition at Excel centre which serves as a forum between governments, national armed forces, industry, and academics. It is the world's largest fully integrated international defence exhibition featuring land, sea and air products and technologies with more than more than 1,500 defence suppliers form 40 countries. DSEI is held from 12-15 September at Excel centre in London Docklands DSEI Arms Fair, Excel Centre, London, United Kingdom - 13 Sep 2023
DSEI is taking place at the ExCel Centre in London, from 12-15 September. Credit: Clarion Events
FILE - Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz speaks during a meeting with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon on July 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
A visitor tries a range of assault rifles at DSEI 2023.

Overview

  • Britain confirmed no Israeli government or military delegation will be invited to DSEI UK 2025, citing Israel’s escalation in Gaza and calling for a ceasefire, hostage releases and more humanitarian aid.
  • Israel’s Ministry of Defense condemned the move as discriminatory, said it will withdraw from the exhibition and will not run a national pavilion, and pledged support to Israeli firms that still attend.
  • Private Israeli defense companies, including Elbit Systems, Rafael, IAI and Uvision, remain permitted to exhibit at the Sept. 9–12 show at London’s ExCeL, which is organized by Clarion with UK government backing.
  • UK officials signaled the ban on official delegations could be reversed if Israel demonstrates compliance with international humanitarian law and takes steps to ease the humanitarian crisis.
  • The decision expands UK pressure that has included suspending some export licenses, freezing trade talks and sanctioning two ministers, and it follows European precedents such as France’s limits on Israeli displays at the Paris Air Show; protests are planned around the expo.