Netanyahu once more flies by way of Canadian airspace en path to Washington

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On-line flight trackers present that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew lots of of kilometres by way of Canadian airspace on his strategy to meet U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday — regardless of Prime Minister Mark Carney beforehand saying he would honour an arrest warrant issued by the Worldwide Prison Court docket (ICC).

Netanyahu is needed by the ICC for conflict crimes and crimes towards humanity in Gaza.

Carney was requested final October by Bloomberg if "Netanyahu could be arrested if he got here to Canada."

The prime minister twice responded "sure."

<img loading="lazy" alt="The picture shows a flightpath map with an aircraft entering Newfoundland airspace from the Northeast bearing SW." srcset="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/23e1b53d-0def-4fa3-9308-a295ccde45a7,1770768821218/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1822%2C1334%29%3BResize%3D796 796w,https://i.cbc.ca/ais/23e1b53d-0def-4fa3-9308-a295ccde45a7,1770768821218/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1822%2C1334%29%3BResize%3D1083 1083w,https://i.cbc.ca/ais/23e1b53d-0def-4fa3-9308-a295ccde45a7,1770768821218/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1822%2C1334%29%3BResize%3D1280 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 762px) calc(100vw - 32px),730px" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/23e1b53d-0def-4fa3-9308-a295ccde45a7,1770768821218/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1822%2C1334%29%3B" style="aspect-ratio:1.3658170914542729" data-cy="image-img"/> Netanyahu's flight could be seen coming into Canadian airspace and traversing Newfoundland, the primary of three provinces it overflew. (FlightRadar24) However that is the second time that Netanyahu's official Israeli authorities plane has carried him by way of Canadian sovereign territory within the final two months.

On Dec. 29, Netanyahu's Boeing 767, often called the Wing of Zion, overflew Newfoundland and Nova Scotia on its strategy to land in Florida, the place Netanyahu met Trump at his Mar-A-Lago residence.

When CBC Information requested for a proof of that flight, International Affairs Canada spokesperson Samantha Lafleur responded the division "doesn't touch upon which route a overseas state chooses to take. For safety causes, we're unable to supply additional particulars."

Flight crosses 3 provinces On Tuesday, Netanyahu's flight crossed Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick earlier than coming into U.S. airspace in Maine.

Canadian protocol requires overseas authorities flights to hunt permission nicely earlier than coming into Canadian airspace.

"Purposes for overseas state, army or scientific plane to function inside Canadian territory must be submitted no less than three working days (72h) earlier than the proposed date of entry into Canadian airspace," says the federal government's web site. "This advance notification is crucial."

CBC Information has requested International Affairs if the federal government of Israel sought permission for the newest flight, however had not obtained a solution at time of publication.

Netanyahu has flown to the U.S. seven instances since Trump's second inauguration.

Throughout that point, his flying patterns have shifted in a approach that means he's more and more much less apprehensive in regards to the danger of arrest.

When the Israeli prime minister travelled to the U.S. on Sept. 25, 2025, Wing of Zion took various detours because it crossed the Mediterranean as a way to keep principally over water, and entered the Atlantic by way of the Strait of Gibraltar.

<img loading="lazy" alt="A flight path map showing a winding route over the Med to Gibraltar." srcset="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/90d792fb-9ae4-4592-8a83-93e6b97b36e2,1770767422783/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1078%2C574%29%3BResize%3D796 796w,https://i.cbc.ca/ais/90d792fb-9ae4-4592-8a83-93e6b97b36e2,1770767422783/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1078%2C574%29%3BResize%3D1083 1083w,https://i.cbc.ca/ais/90d792fb-9ae4-4592-8a83-93e6b97b36e2,1770767422783/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1078%2C574%29%3BResize%3D1280 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 762px) calc(100vw - 32px),730px" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/90d792fb-9ae4-4592-8a83-93e6b97b36e2,1770767422783/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1078%2C574%29%3B" style="aspect-ratio:1.8780487804878048" data-cy="image-img"/> When Netanyahu flew to New York in September final yr, his jet plane made a number of manoeuvres to remain principally over water and keep away from sure international locations' airspace, together with that of Spain. (FlightRadar24) The itinerary added about 400 kilometres to the traditional size of the flight from Tel Aviv to New York.

Since then, although, Netanyahu has begun to fly in a extra direct route over the European continent. His flightpaths have continued to keep away from Spain, and prevented Slovenia when departing Hungary.

The Spanish authorities of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has been one of the crucial of Israel's conflict in Gaza, and has mentioned it'll implement ICC warrants. Slovenia has been strongly supportive of the ICC and banned Netanyahu from its territory the day after considered one of his cross-Europe flights.

However Netanyahu has flown throughout a number of European international locations which might be signatories to the Rome Statute (the treaty that established the ICC), together with France, Italy and Greece.

Solely France has publicly mentioned that it gave permission for the flights.

<img loading="lazy" alt="The map shows a Great Circle flight path from Tel Aviv to Washington." srcset="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/d8424010-423b-4247-b27d-5c52bfdc36bf,1770767915527/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C842%2C600%29%3BResize%3D796 796w,https://i.cbc.ca/ais/d8424010-423b-4247-b27d-5c52bfdc36bf,1770767915527/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C842%2C600%29%3BResize%3D1083 1083w,https://i.cbc.ca/ais/d8424010-423b-4247-b27d-5c52bfdc36bf,1770767915527/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C842%2C600%29%3BResize%3D1280 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 762px) calc(100vw - 32px),730px" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/d8424010-423b-4247-b27d-5c52bfdc36bf,1770767915527/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C842%2C600%29%3B" style="aspect-ratio:1.4033333333333333" data-cy="image-img"/> Netanyahu on Tuesday flew a Nice Circle route that adopted the shortest path to Washington with no obvious consideration given to danger of arrest. (Flight Conscious) The flight route adopted by Netanyahu's aircraft on Tuesday was a traditional Nice Circle route (the shortest doable distance) from Ben Gurion Worldwide Airport in Tel Aviv to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.