Rimini: Authorities in Italy have barred Israel’s participation in an international tourism fair in Rimini, as calls to boycott Israel over its brutal war on Gaza grow.

According to Islamic Republic News Agency, the mayor of Rimini, Jamil Sadegholvaad, and the head of the Emilia-Romagna region, Michele De Pascale, both urged the organisers of the TTG Travel Experience 2025 to remove Israel. They stated, “We really don’t think that today it is ethically and morally acceptable to propose as holiday destinations places of war, terror, and death.”

Exhibition organiser Italian Exhibition Group later confirmed that Israel would no longer participate as their presence at the fair was “morally and professionally inappropriate,” according to Palestinian news agency Wafa. The exhibition is set to be held in the city of Rimini between 8 and 10 October.