France denied Israeli media reports that it is to sign an arms deal with the Jewish state. Ha’aretz had reported earlier this week that France was set to spend about $200 million to buy material for unmanned planes from Israel Aeronautics Industries. However, France’s Ministry of Defense said Thursday that no such deal was in the pipeline.
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