Emmanuel Macron is a “disgrace to the French nation”, Israel’s defence minister said on Wednesday after Paris banned Israeli firms from exhibiting at a weapons show.

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant labeled Macron “a disgrace to the French nation and the values of the free world” in a statement on social media after the French government decided to ban Israeli companies from hawking their military wares at the Euronaval trade show in Paris next month.

French President Emmanuel Macron has further strained tense relations with Israel with a comment referring o the creation of the Israeli state, a verbal jab that was rapidly denounced by

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should not forget his country was created as a result of a resolution adopted by the United Nations, French

French President Emmanuel Macron warned Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to "ignore United Nations decisions" during a weekly meeting with his ministers Tuesday, according to French media reports,