Hungary to pull out of International Criminal Court as Netanyahu visits Budapest; wanted-by-the-ICC Israeli PM hails Viktor Orbán’s ‘principled’ move

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Hungary will leave the international criminal court because it has become “political”, the country’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, said as he welcomed his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanhayu – the subject of an ICC arrest warrant – to Budapest for an official visit.

Netanyahu hailed “a bold and principled” decision.

“I thank you, Viktor … It’s important for all democracies,” the Israeli prime minister said. Netanyahu has been under an international arrest warrant since November over allegations of war crimes in Gaza.