Hungary to exit ICC as Netanyahu visits
13 November 2022, Israel, Jerusalem: Likud leader and former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the President's Residence where he received mandate from Israeli President Isaac Herzog to form a government. Photo: Ilia Yefimovich/dpa (Photo by Ilia Yefimovich/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Hungary announced on April 3rd that it will break with the rest of the EU as it begins procedures for withdrawing from the world’s only permanent tribunal for war crimes and genocide, the International Criminal Court (ICC).
According to The National, the move comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Hungary, despite facing an ICC arrest warrant for war crimes related to the Gaza conflict.
The European Commission expressed regret over Hungary’s decision, while human rights groups called on EU leaders to pressure Hungary to arrest Netanyahu during his visit.
The National. Maghrebi
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