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Greece, Italy and France ignore ICC warrant as Netanyahu flies through airspace for Trump talks (www.turkiyetoday.com)

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The plane carrying Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Florida for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump passed through the airspace of three countries that are parties to the International Criminal Court, despite an active ICC arrest warrant against the Israeli leader.

Flight tracking data from FlightRadar24 showed Netanyahu’s aircraft, known as “Wings of Zion,” crossed the airspace of Greece, Italy and France before reaching the Atlantic Ocean.

All three countries are signatories to the Rome Statute, which obliges member states to cooperate with ICC arrest warrants.

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[-] Krono@lemmy.today 45 points 1 week ago

Yes.

Scramble jets, have air traffic control instruct them to land, and if they do not follow instructions then shoot to kill.

This is literally how all restricted airspace works.

[+] baguette@piefed.social -13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

You don't just shoot down planes that pose no immediate threat, even though they contain people with warrants or are not allowed in the airspace.

Even Russian planes are not shot down when entering European airspace.

[-] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Russian planes would have been told to turn around and GTFO at the very least, no way they would have been allowed to pass through EU airspace even if their destination is not the EU. Why aren't they even doing that?

[-] baguette@piefed.social -5 points 6 days ago

They are indeed tracked down by fighter jets and followed out of the airspace. My point was more that international law doesn't allow a state to just shoot stuff, even after a warning, when there is no immediate threat.