France approved 35 new sales of military equipment to Israel between May and September 2026, a new research by rights groups has found.

Jointly investigated by the Palestinian Youth Movement and the French collective Urgence Palestine, the probe documents shipments from French companies to Israel’s military, including cooling systems for tanks and missile launchers, helmet visors for helicopter and fighter-jet pilots, connectors and electronic equipment, as well as surveillance systems.

“All were destined for Elbit Systems subsidiaries,” the report, seen by Middle East Eye, indicates. Elbit Systems is a leading actor in the Israeli arms industry.

“Macron says he is ashamed of the murderous spectacle offered by Israel. But he is not ashamed of having allowed 525 shipments of military components destined for Israeli factories to pass through over the course of two years,” Salah Hammouri, a French-Palestinian human rights lawyer who spent years in Israeli prison, said during the launch event.