Geopolitical tensions roiled the opening of the Paris Air Show on Monday as French authorities sealed off Israeli weapons industry booths amid the conflicts in Iran and Gaza, a move that Israel condemned as "outrageous.

Israeli defense contractors had their booths shuttered at the Paris Air Show on Monday, amid deadly fighting between Israel and Iran. Why it matters: Israel is a defense-tech powerhouse, and its offerings are in-demand at one of the world's most prestigious aerospace-and-defense events.

Geopolitical tensions roiled the opening of the Paris Air Show on Monday as French authorities sealed off Israeli weapons industry booths amid the conflicts in Iran and Gaza, a move

The UN human rights chief said Israel's "means and methods of warfare" were inflicting "horrifying, unconscionable suffering".

Palestinians say Israeli forces opened fire on people trying to access a U.S.-backed group's aid distribution hub in Gaza, in the deadliest of such incidents reported to date.

Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli troops killed 20 people waiting to collect food on Monday, in the latest deadly incident near a US-backed aid centre in the Palestinian territory's south.Civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP that "the (Israeli) occupation forces opened fire" near the Al-Alam roundabout in the southern city of Rafah,