The Iron Beam suite is a defensive weapon against short-range rockets, missiles and drones. Its expected display in Paris comes after Israel’s recent announcement of successful drone interceptions by lasers during the ongoing Israel-Gaza war.

Hassan was detained following the interception of the sailboat Madleen, part of the “Freedom Flotilla” initiative attempting to reach Gaza

Israel is to expel by the end of the week four French nationals held after security forces intercepted their Gaza-bound aid boat, France's foreign minister said Wednesday, as an Israeli NGO said one of the French campaigners was briefly put in solitary confinement.

The Israel-Gaza question has plagued Macron for months as he tries to rally the EU and other international bodies into more decisive action.

France said on Tuesday it had obtained new commitments from the Palestinian Authority to reform, ahead of a conference next week at which Paris could become the most prominent Western power to back recognition of an independent Palestinian state.

Greta Thunberg has arrived in France after being deported from Israel. The activist was en route to Gaza by a boat with 11 others, carrying aid supplies. The Israeli military intercepted the vessel, and Thunberg claims her fellow activists are still detained in Israel.

Macron's stance has shifted amid Israel's intensified Gaza offensive and escalating violence against Palestinians by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, and there is a growing sense of urgency in Paris to act now before the idea of a two-state solution vanishes forever.

Eight of the 12 volunteers are still in Israeli custody, but they have asked the public to keep their focus on the continued destruction of Gaza.