Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took an unusually long flight to New York to avoid being arrested by countries where he is wanted for war crimes, according to a report.

Netanyahu flew to the Big Apple for his United Nation’s speech Friday — which he has reportedly ordered to be blared on loudspeakers across the Gaza Strip.

The prime minister’s aircraft, Wing of Zion, took a lengthy detour to avoid flying over France and Spain, data from Flight Tracker shows. 3

Both European countries are members of the International Criminal Court, which issued a warrant for Netanyahu’s arrest in November 2024, according to The Times of Israel.

“Few things illustrate how Netanyahu has navigated Israel to diplomatic isolation than the route his plane (without journalists) is taking this

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