Orbán also justified not arresting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit to Hungary despite an ICC warrant against him for alleged crimes against humanity in Gaza.

Hungary says it is withdrawing from the International Criminal Court as Israel's Netanyahu visits:: Budapest, Hungary:: April 3, 2025:: The ICC issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu last year over allegations of war crimes in GazaRight-wing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban invited his Israeli counterpart to Budapest in November,

Hungary on Thursday said it would pull out of the International Criminal Court, in a process that could take a year or more. The news coincided with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's opulent welcome in Budapest,

Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu applauded Hungary for its "bold and principled" decision to leave the International Criminal Court as he visited Budapest on Thursday, a rare trip abroad in defiance of an ICC arrest warrant.

Hungary will withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), its government said Wednesday, as the country’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban welcomed Israeli Prime Minister and ICC fugitive Benjamin Netanyahu to Budapest.