Hungary must arrest Netanyahu if he visits, Magyar says

(Ferdinand Knapp – Politico) Hungary’s Prime Minister-elect Péter Magyar said Monday that his country must take Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into custody if he enters Hungarian territory while wanted by the International Criminal Court. The ICC issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu in November 2024 over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity. ICC member countries are in principle obliged to detain individuals subject to such warrants. Hungary had previously refused to arrest the Israeli leader when he visited Budapest in April 2025, with staunch Netanyahu ally Viktor Orbán serving as prime minister. Prior to the meeting Orbán announced Hungary’s withdrawal from the ICC, a process that takes one year to take effect under the court’s statute, and guaranteed Netanyahu immunity. – Hungary must arrest Netanyahu if he visits, Magyar says – POLITICO