Hungary says it is withdrawing from International Criminal Court as Israeli PM Netanyahu visits country

Hungary is withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC), a determination that comes soon aft Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived successful the state connected Thursday for a sojourn with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

Netanyahu, who is wanted by the ICC connected allegations of warfare crimes successful Gaza, and his woman were greeted connected the tarmac by an grant defender and Hungarian Minister of Defense Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky and Israeli Ambassador to Hungary Maya Kadosh.

He is expected to beryllium successful Hungary for 4 days.

Hungary – a founding subordinate of the ICC – is obligated to apprehension anyone wanted by the tribunal and crook them over, but Orban has described the warrant for Netanyahu arsenic "brazen, cynical and wholly unacceptable."

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Hungary announced it is withdrawing from the International Criminal Court arsenic it is hosting Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, who is wanted by the tribunal for alleged warfare crimes successful Gaza. ( Janos Kummer/Getty Images)

Orban's Chief of Staff Gergely Gulyas told authorities media that Hungary would motorboat its withdrawal process aboriginal successful the time connected Thursday. 

The withdrawal doesn't travel arsenic a astonishment arsenic Orban questioned the country's engagement successful the ICC successful February pursuing President Donald Trump's determination to enforce sanctions connected the court's prosecutor, Karim Khan.

"It's clip for Hungary to reappraisal what we're doing successful an planetary enactment that is nether U.S. sanctions," Orban said connected X successful February.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an apprehension warrant for Netanyahu and his erstwhile defence chief, Yoav Gallant, past year. (Selman Aksunger/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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Hungary's parliament volition apt o.k. the measure to statesman the year-long withdrawal process from the ICC since it is controlled by Orban's Fidesz Party, according to Reuters.

Orban has powerfully supported Netanyahu implicit the years and, successful the past, has been speedy to artifact EU statements oregon actions criticizing Israel.

Israel has rejected the ICC's accusations, which travel aft the Jewish State launched a warfare against Hamas pursuing the violent group's Oct. 7, 2023, onslaught successful confederate Israel that near 1,200 dormant and much than 250 taken arsenic hostages.

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When the tribunal issued the warrant for Netanyahu and his erstwhile defence chief, Yoav Gallant, it said determination was crushed to judge some men participated successful crimes including murder, persecution and starvation arsenic a limb of warfare successful Gaza.

According to the Hamas-run Palestinian Ministry of Health, Israel has killed much than 50,000 Palestinians during its onslaught connected Gaza.

Reuters contributed to this report.