Israeli PM Netanyahu's aircraft followed an unconventional path to New York on Thursday, avoiding several European nations while heading to the UN General Assembly. Despite French authorities confirming permission for Israeli aircraft access, as confirmed by a French diplomatic source to AFP, tracking information revealed Netanyahu's aircraft opted for a southern trajectory. The flight path traversed Greece and Italy, proceeded southward via the Strait of Gibraltar, before crossing the Atlantic Ocean. The flight took a circuitous route to avoid countries where an outstanding arrest warrant for alleged war crimes could be enforced, according to CNN. This comes as several nations, including Britain, France and Portugal, officially acknowledged Palestinian statehood this week, a
Odd flight path: Israeli PM Netanyahu’s plane skirts Europe, takes long Atlantic route; here’s why

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