France says ICC warrant posed no obstacle to Netanyahu overflight en route to UN
Paris says Rome Statute does not mandate arresting a suspect in an overflying state plane, as data shows PM also flew over Italy and Greece after taking circuitous route last year The post France says ICC warrant posed no obstacle to Netanyahu overflight en route to UN appeared first on The Times of Israel .
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu bypassed the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant as he traversed Canada, France, Italy, and Greece en route to a UN address in July 2026. The ICC had issued the warrant in November 2024, alleging the Israeli leader's involvement in war crimes and crimes against humanity within Gaza since October 2023.
US Mayor Zohran Mamdani confirmed that, despite the warrant's existence, his administration could not carry out an arrest of Netanyahu within New York City due to legal constraints. However, Netanyahu encouraged the US government to comply with the warrant, asserting its justification. Flight data from Flight Radar 24 illustrated Netanyahu's path across the four nations on September 24, 2026.
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