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Israel's Netanyahu to visit Hungary, defying ICC arrest warrant
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Posted on March 30, 2025
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Israeli PM Netanyahu will visit Hungary, defying ICC arrest warrant over Gaza war crimes. Meeting with Viktor Orban highlights EU tensions.
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will travel to Hungary this week, his office said on Sunday, defying an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court issued over allegations of war crimes in Gaza.
During the visit, due to begin on Wednesday and run until Sunday, Netanyahu will meet his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban, who invited him in November, soon after the ICC issued the arrest warrant.
Orban said at the time that the warrant would "not be observed".
All European Union member states, including Hungary, are members of the ICC, which means they are required to enforce its warrants. Orban, a right-wing nationalist, has often been at odds with the EU over democratic standards and human rights in Hungary.
There was no immediate comment by Hungary about this week's visit.
It will be Netanyahu's second trip abroad since the ICC announced the warrants, following a visit to Washington in February to meet U.S. President Donald Trump.
Israel has denounced the warrants against Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, describing the allegations as "false and absurd". The ICC has also issued a warrant for the arrest of a Hamas leader, Ibrahim Al-Masri.
(Reporting by James Mackenzie; Editing by Kirsten Donovan, Alexandra Hudson and Helen Popper)
The article discusses Israeli PM Netanyahu's planned visit to Hungary despite an ICC arrest warrant for alleged war crimes.
The visit is controversial because Hungary, an EU member, is required to enforce ICC warrants, yet Orban invited Netanyahu.
Israel has denounced the ICC warrants against Netanyahu, calling the allegations false and absurd.
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