Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government jet flew an unusual route from Tel Aviv to New York Thursday, largely avoiding European airspace. Netanyahu, traveling to the United Nations General Assembly, briefly flew over Greece and Italy, but then took a circuitous route across the Mediterranean, directly over the strait of Gibraltar and then across the Atlantic, according to FlightRadar24 records viewed by ABC News. The unusual route added more than two hours to the prime minister's flight time, the records show. In previous U.S. trips, Netanyahu's jet has flown over Greece, a large swath of Italy, before crossing the entire length of France. Italy, France and Greece are all members of the International Criminal Court which has issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu for alleged
Netanyahu's jet largely avoids European airspace in unusual route to New York

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