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French shipment for Elbit misses two flights amid protests
A shipment of gears made by French company Mijno was meant for Israeli defense firm Elbit Systems.
The parts are said to be for military vehicles.
French airport workers reportedly blocked the shipment from an Air France flight after pressure from pro-Palestinian activists.
It was later expected to travel on an El Al flight, but that plane left Paris without it.
El Al said Elbit chose not to send the cargo and that it does not know where it is now; Elbit declined to comment.
French legal groups also sought an injunction, citing restrictions on arms exports to Israel.
The dispute comes amid wider tensions between France and Israel over defense trade.
The shipment’s fate remains unclear, and the possible effect on Elbit’s deliveries to other clients is also uncertain.
A shipment of gears intended for Israeli defense firm Elbit Systems was not loaded onto two successive flights from Paris.
The cargo was reportedly meant for an Air France flight on Thursday and then an El Al flight on Saturday night.
French labor unions said they blocked the shipment’s loading, after lobbying by pro-Palestinian activists.
El Al said Elbit decided not to send the cargo on its flight and that it did not know where the shipment was.
Elbit declined to comment, leaving the shipment’s fate unclear.
- Who
- The shipment was intended for Elbit Systems and reportedly contained gears made by French company Mijno.
- What
- The cargo was not loaded onto two successive flights from Paris to Tel Aviv.
- When
- The first reported flight was scheduled for Thursday; the El Al flight departed shortly after 11 p.m. local time on Saturday.
- Where
- Paris, France; the flights were bound for Tel Aviv.
- Why
- Activists and legal groups opposed the shipment, citing French restrictions on arms exports to Israel; El Al said Elbit chose not to send it.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
blocked
The shipment was originally meant to travel from Paris to Tel Aviv on an Air France flight, and French labor unions said they had blocked it from being loaded.
The shipment was reportedly due to go on an El Al flight, but the plane departed without it.
The shipment’s fate was reported to be unclear.
- Destination company
- Elbit Systems
- Reported cargo
- Gears produced by French company Mijno
- First planned carrier
- Air France
- Second planned carrier
- El Al
- El Al departure
- Shortly after 11 p.m. local time on Saturday
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