Israel’s state plane, Wing of Zion, departs for Athens amid fears of Iranian retaliation
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The Wing of Zion, Israel’s own version of Air Force One, took off from Ben-Gurion Airport on Friday morning as Israel initiated an assault on Iranian nuclear facilities as part of Operation Rising Lion, Israeli media reported.
The aircraft, which serves Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog as their official vessel of transportation during international visits, departed for Athens on Friday morning amid fears of an Iranian retaliatory attack.
The aircraft was also previously flown out of the Nevatim Airbase, in the northern Negev, during Iran’s attack on Israel in April 2024.
Shortly after Wing of Zion departed for Greece, IDF Spokesman Brig.-Gen. Effie Defrin told a press conference on Friday morning that Iran had launched over 100 drones toward Israel.
Benjamin Netanyahu’s presidential plane “Wing of Zion” took off from Tel Aviv at 11.22am this morning (local time)
It landed in Athens, Greece, at 1.06pm
Is Greece sheltering the war crimes fugitive who just launched an attack on Iran? pic.twitter.com/PHqoeQPPS2
