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Netanyahu flies through Canadian airspace en route to Washington
Summary
Online flight trackers showed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government aircraft crossed Canadian airspace while heading to a U.S. meeting, and the article notes an existing ICC arrest warrant and earlier Canadian statements about honouring it.
Content
Online trackers show Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's official aircraft crossed parts of Canadian airspace while travelling to a meeting in the United States. The article notes this happened despite an outstanding International Criminal Court arrest warrant linked to Gaza. It also says this is the second recent instance of the same government aircraft flying through Canadian sovereign territory. Canadian officials declined to give detailed public comment on routing for security reasons.
Known details:
- Flight trackers indicated the aircraft crossed Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick before entering U.S. airspace in Maine.
- The article reports that Canada requires foreign state flights to request permission at least three working days (72 hours) before entering Canadian airspace.
- CBC News asked Global Affairs Canada whether permission was sought for this flight but had not received an answer at the time of publication.
- The piece notes an International Criminal Court arrest warrant and says a Canadian official previously said Canada would honour such a warrant.
Summary:
The reported crossings have prompted questions about protocols for foreign government flights and how those protocols interact with international arrest warrants. Undetermined at this time.
