Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew over Greece, Italy, France and Canada on Thursday on his way to address the UN, despite an International Criminal Court warrant for his arrest.

The ICC issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu in November 2024, on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed in Gaza since October 2023.

Netanyahu arrived in the US for a short visit to address the UN General Assembly in New York, where Mayor Zohran Mamdani has said he does not have the authority to arrest the Israeli leader.

  • Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    Escorting isn’t “leave now” it’s “flank and follow”. They would have fighter jets flanking the aircraft through the airspace.

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      5 hours ago

      You know, deliberately being obtuse and playing dumb isn’t as clever as you seem to think