Fractional.....
Any carrier would prob try and do the samething in this situation. I wouldn't even question the professionalism of the MEA pilots as I think it was quite a feat to get the aircraft out and as ALLDAYDELI pointed out the aircraft are French registered so to destroy them would be an act of aggression against France. Don't you think it would be one of the first things the opposing force would aim for? It wouldn't surprise me if their were some top level behind the scenes negotiations between the French and Israeli governments to allow the aircraft to depart and for the airforce to turn a 'blind eye'' . If the aircraft were Labanese registered then im sure the story would be totally different...