'We have special forces': Netanyahu unbothered by global threats of arrest

'We have special forces': Netanyahu unbothered by global threats of arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Fox News on Tuesday that he was not too bothered by the International Criminal Court's (ICC) arrest warrant for him, because Israeli special forces would protect him should any country try to take him into custody. For you, you travel internationally, God forbid you had a medical emergency, and you need to land, and you're about to land in a country that recognises the ICC. Do you worry about that?" Fox News pundit and decades-long personal friend to Netanyahu, Sean Hannity, asked during the interview.

"Yeah, I think about it," Netanyahu responded. "You know, we have special forces around. I served for five years." "The IDF is pretty tough," Hannity said, referring to the Israeli army.

Let's give them a new task," Netanyahu replied. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Netanyahu flew through the airspace of several ICC member states this week on his way to Washington, prompting critics to accuse those governments of aiding an internationally wanted leader. Netanyahu left Israel aboard the official government aircraft known as the “Wing of Zion” on Monday, ahead of talks with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday.

Flight-tracking data showed the aircraft passing through the airspace of Greece, Italy and France before crossing the Atlantic, while a widely shared map of the journey indicated that it also entered Canadian airspace on its approach to the US. Greece, Italy, France and Canada are all parties to the Rome Statute, the treaty that established the ICC. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Hague-based court issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu on 21 November 2024, saying there were reasonable grounds to believe that he bore criminal responsibility for the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare, and the crimes against humanity of murder, persecution and other inhumane acts in Gaza.

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