On Israel-Lebanon visit, German FM forced to fly over Cyprus

German Foreign Minister Analena Baerbock had to fly over the tarmac at Larnaca airport on Tuesday on a flight to Lebanon from Israel.

It was reported in Deutsche Welle, that Baerbock had visited Tel Aviv and was due in Beirut.

The minister made the detour to Cyprus, because Israel and Lebanon have a issued a flight ban between the two countries, meaning Baerbock had to stop in a neutral area before heading to Beirut.

“And this sums up the conflict in the Middle East.