Hungary says it is withdrawing from ICC as Israeli leader visits
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban File picture: Petr David Josek/AP Photo
Hungary's government has decided to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, it said on Thursday, shortly after Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu, sought under an ICC arrest warrant, arrived in the country for a state visit.
Right-wing Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban invited his Israeli counterpart to Budapest in November, a day after the ICC issued its arrest warrant over allegations of war crimes in Gaza, where Israel launched its offensive following an attack by Hamas-led fighters on southern Israel.
