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Netanyahu to Visit Hungary Before Easter on April 20, Despite ICC Arrest Warrant, Orban Says

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Updated Mar 13, 2025, 05:25 PM

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to visit Hungary in the coming weeks, before Easter on April 20, according to Gergely Gulyas, the chief of staff of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. The visit is scheduled to occur despite an international arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Netanyahu for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a right-wing nationalist, has stated that he would guarantee the ICC arrest warrant against Netanyahu would 'not be observed,' challenging international law. This stance comes after Orban invited Netanyahu to Hungary in November, following the issuance of the ICC warrant. All European Union member states, including Hungary, are members of the ICC and are required to enforce its warrants. The ICC issued arrest warrants on November 21, 2024, for Netanyahu and his former defense chief, as well as for Hamas leader Ibrahim Al-Masri, for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza conflict. Hamas-led militants carried out a cross-border raid into southern Israel on October 7, 2023, killing 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages, according to Israeli tallies. The raid triggered an Israeli offensive into the Gaza Strip that has killed more than 48,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza health officials. The fighting in Gaza has been paused since January 19 under the first phase of a truce.

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