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.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday defended his government’s decision not to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit to Budapest, despite an International Criminal Court warrant requiring member states to detain him.

Hungary announced it will withdraw from the International Criminal Court as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Budapest for a four-day visit.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government announced the move shortly after Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu, sought under an ICC arrest warrant, arrived in Hungary for a state visit. Copyright 2025 Thomson Reuters.

It was only the second foreign trip Netanyahu has made since the International Criminal Court issued the warrant against him in November. As Netanyahu arrived in Budapest, Hungary said it will begin the procedure of withdrawing from the ICC.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office is once again ensnared in scandal after police arrested two of his close associates this week on suspicion of accepting money from Qatar to promote a positiv

Hungary's government is targeting negotiated agreements with telecom companies and banks on price levels, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday, as part of wider efforts to curb surging services inflation.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, adding that he may visit the United States next week.

The announcement came hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel arrived in the country for a visit despite facing an international arrest warrant.