Sources told The Jerusalem Post that the decision was a result of France taking a hostile attitude toward Israel over the last two years.

The move follows French restrictions on Israeli participation in defense exhibitions and its support for a UN resolution calling for an arms embargo on Israel.

The Israeli Ministry of Defense announced on Tuesday that it would end its defense imports from France, implying that Paris was no longer counted among the country's allies. This move comes despite French hopes of repairing diplomatic ties damaged by France's recognition of the State of Palestine and amid the ongoing war in Lebanon.

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Israel has announced that it will be ending security procurement from France after what it claimed was the country's "hostile" attitude in recent months, Israeli media reported.

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Israel has not formally notified France of its recent decision to halt all arms procurement from the country, a French source familiar with the matter tells The Times of Israel, while also criticizing the reasoning for the move.