Netanyahu’s plane avoids most of European airspace en route to US over ICC arrest warrant

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s flight to the US bypassed the airspace of most European countries for fears of being arrested over an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant for war crimes in Gaza, Anadolu agency reported citing local media on Thursday. According to Amichai Stein, a diplomatic correspondent for i24 News channel, Netanyahu’s plane avoided the French airspace, lengthening the journey to the US over the ICC arrest warrant and current tensions between Tel Aviv and Paris regarding the Gaza war. His plane did not pass over any European country, except Greece and Italy, the correspondent said, as he shared a map disclosing the route of Netanyahu’s flight. In November 2024, the Hague-based court issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and […]