Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, who is visiting Hungary despite facing an international arrest warrant, praised the move.

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.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán welcomes to Budapest Israeli Prime Benjamin Netanyahu, who is wanted by the court for alleged crimes against humanity in Gaza war.

The visit comes as the Israeli prime minister faces an arrest warrant against him by the International Criminal Court.

President Trump held a phone call Thursday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and discussed Hungary's decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC),

Hours after the Israeli prime minister arrived in Budapest, the Hungarian government announced its decision to leave the International Criminal Court (ICC). View on euronews

Hungary announced it would leave the International Criminal Court during a visit by Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces an ICC arrest warrant.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban's office confirmed Thursday, coinciding with the arrival of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a multiday visit.Netanyahu, who is the subject of an ICC arrest warrant over alleged war crimes in Gaza,