Israel has canceled its planned participation in a major defense expo in the United Arab Emirates next week due to COVID-19 curbs on air travel, Israeli officials said on Monday.
Dozens of Israeli defense firms had been due to take part in the IDEX conference in Abu Dhabi on February 21-25 - a first for both countries, which last September established formal relations.
But officials from the Defense Ministry and Regional Cooperation Ministry said the plan was canceled.
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