Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly took an unusual flight path to the UN General Assembly. He left Tel Aviv on Wednesday evening to speak at the UN General Assembly and to meet with US President Donald Trump. However, his aircraft did not enter European airspace; instead, it flew the length of the Mediterranean Sea and over the Strait of Gibraltar, according to flight tracking websites. His UN visit comes amid global criticism and increasing legal pressure.

Why Netanyahu avoided European airspace

The decision was possibly linked to an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against him. Netanyahu's plane veered south, possibly to avoid nations that could enforce an ICC arrest warrant. Netanyahu faces war crimes charges from the ICC over Israel’s

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