France Approves Israel's Request to Allow Netanyahu's Plane to Use Its Airspace

Translation by SadaNews - Hebrew Channel 15 reported on Tuesday evening that France has agreed to an official Israeli request, allowing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plane to fly over the country as he heads to Washington next week to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump.

According to the Hebrew channel, as translated by SadaNews, the plane will be allowed to travel through French airspace without the obligation to comply with the International Criminal Court's decision to arrest him due to war crimes he is accused of committing in the Gaza Strip.

Netanyahu's office confirmed that it received positive approval for the request submitted to France.

The flight was initially planned to take a long route due to the lack of trust between France and Israel, before the former agreed to the request from the latter.