Israeli Media: Netanyahu Took Unusual Flight Route to Evade ICC Warrant Risk

 

Maariv reports that Netanyahu’s plane took an exceptional route to Washington to avoid airspace of countries enforcing his ICC arrest warrant.

Israeli newspaper Maariv reported on Sunday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s flight to Washington took an unusual route to avoid the airspace of countries enforcing the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant.

“The Wing of Zion plane carrying the Prime Minister crossed the Atlantic Ocean, deliberately avoiding European countries enforcing the ICC arrest warrants issued against Netanyahu in November 2024. The flight’s destination was concealed from radar,” Maariv said.

According to the Israeli newspaper, “the typical flight route to the U.S. begins with a westward takeoff over the Mediterranean Sea. The plane then continues west, often passing over Greece or Turkiye, depending on the chosen path.”

Then, the flight crosses European countries such as Italy, Switzerland, France, or Germany before heading over the Atlantic Ocean. It then enters Canadian airspace, typically over Newfoundland and Labrador, before continuing south toward the northeastern United States and landing in Washington.

However, “the flight path of the Wing of Zion suggests that the pilots deliberately navigated over Greece, then over Rome toward Turin and Lyon, before crossing the Atlantic Ocean.”  (more...)

Israeli Media: Netanyahu Took Unusual Flight Route to Evade ICC Warrant Risk

Benjamin Netanyahu, who is wanted by the ICC for war crimes and crimes against humanity, is currently flying to the US to meet with Donald Trump.

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