Hungary affirms ICC warrant obligation ahead of Netanyahu’s visit

Prime Minister-elect Péter Magyar has affirmed Hungary’s allegiance to the International Criminal Court (ICC) up of a planned sojourn by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

In November 2024, the ICC issued warrants for Netanyahu and erstwhile Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for alleged warfare crimes and crimes against humanity.

The ICC has asked the 125 subordinate states to apprehension Netanyahu and Gallant, accusing them of utilizing starvation arsenic a method of warfare and intentional attacks against civilians successful Gaza.

Speaking connected Monday, Magyar declared the “firm intention” of the Tisza authorities to guarantee that Hungary remains a subordinate of the ICC.

“If a idiosyncratic who is wanted by the ICC enters our territory, past that idiosyncratic indispensable beryllium taken into custody,” Magyar told reporters.

The person announced that helium volition halt Hungary’s ICC exit by June 2, 1 twelvemonth aft a ceremonial notification was sent to the U.N. secretary-general.

Hungary refused to apprehension Netanyahu successful Budapest successful April 2025 erstwhile helium was hosted by erstwhile Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, whom Magyar defeated past week.

Orbán​’s withdrawal of Hungary from the ICC provided Netanyahu immunity during that trip, but the process takes 1 twelvemonth to instrumentality effect nether the court’s statute.

During an introductory telephone past week, ​Magyar invited Netanyahu to enactment successful a ceremonial commemorating the 70th an...