France says ICC warrant posed no obstacle to Netanyahu overflight
France said international law did not require action as Netanyahu’s plane crossed European airspace despite an ICC arrest warrant, officials said.
- On Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew over Greece, Italy, France and Canada en route to address the United Nations General Assembly in New York, despite an International Criminal Court arrest warrant for his arrest.
- The ICC issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in November 2024, alleging war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza; Canada, Italy, France and Greece are ICC members legally obliged to enforce such warrants.
- On Tuesday, the UK sent a spy plane to Israel, contradicting Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband's earlier claim this month that the UK would "reset" its policy, just weeks after Miliband announced sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
- French Foreign Ministry spokesperson Pascal Confavreux defended the clearance as "in full conformity with international law," arguing the Rome Statute does not impose overflight obligations; UN special rapporteur Ben Saul disputed this, citing the Tokyo Convention 1963.
- Israeli President Isaac Herzog warned UK sanctions would "be a gross interference in the democratic elections of a sovereign nation" as elections approach next month, while Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar warned, "If Britain acts against Israel, Israel will act against Britain.
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The Flightradar24 track shows the Israeli State aircraft .Wing of Zion, with Benjamin Netanyahu on board, crossing the air spaces of Greece, Italy and France during the trip to New York for the General Assembly of the UN. All three countries join the International Criminal Court, which in November 2024 issued an arrest warrant against the Israeli Prime Minister for alleged war crimes and against humanity committed in Gaza. France, however, autho…
France has defended its decision to allow the plane in which Benjamin Netanyahu is located to cross its airspace on Thursday, on the way of the Israeli Prime Minister to the United Nations. The Paris authorities say that international law does not require action, despite the existence of an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on behalf of ...
France says ICC warrant posed no obstacle to Netanyahu overflight
France defended its decision to let Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plane cross its airspace en route to the United Nations on Thursday, saying international law did not require action despite an International Criminal Court arrest warrant against him over alleged war crimes.
Canada, France, Italy and Greece allow Netanyahu’s overflight despite ICC warrant
Canada, France, Italy and Greece allow Netanyahu’s overflight despite ICC warrant Submitted by Sondos Asem on Thu, 09/24/2026 - 14:18 Israeli PM’s route via four ICC member states prompts fresh scrutiny over their alleged breach of international law Tracking data from Flight Radar 24 shows Netanyahu's route on 24 September 2026 (Screengrab) Off Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew over Greece, Italy, France and Canada on Thursday on …
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