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Will Hungary withdraw from ICC during Netanyahu visit?

2 April 2025 15:06 BST

Hungary is reportely planning to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) during a controversial visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week.

The plan to withdraw from the court, which has issued an arrest warrant against Netanyahu over charges of war crimes in Gaza, has been reported by the Israeli and Hungarian media.

Hungary was among the first countries that ratified the Rome Statute, the treaty that established the ICC in 2002. 

All 125 states parties to the statute are under a legal obligation to arrest and surrender Netanyahu to the Hague-based court. 

Read more: Hungary 'expected to withdraw from ICC' during Netanyahu visit

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (L) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands during a press conference after their meeting in Jerusalem on 19 February 2019 (AFP/File photo)
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (L) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands during a press conference after their meeting in Jerusalem on 19 February 2019 (AFP/File photo)