Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on November 22 criticized the International Criminal Court (ICC) for issuing an arrest warrant for his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu, declaring that he would not comply with the warrant and inviting Netanyahu to Hungary.
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| Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (left) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Source: AP) |
Speaking on national radio, Orbán accused the ICC of “interfering in an ongoing conflict for political purposes,” asserting that the decision to issue an arrest warrant for Netanyahu undermined international law and escalated tensions.
On November 21, the ICC issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu, former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and Hamas leader Mohammed Diab Ibrahim Al-Masri, accusing them of crimes against humanity related to the 13-month-long conflict in Gaza.
According to the arrest warrant, Netanyahu and Gallant allegedly restricted humanitarian aid and deliberately attacked civilians in the campaign against Hamas in Gaza. However, Israeli officials immediately rejected these allegations.
In a statement on November 22, Prime Minister Orbán, a close ally of Netanyahu, called the arrest warrant "brazen" and "ironic." Orbán also announced an invitation to Netanyahu to visit Hungary and stated that he would not execute the warrant if his Israeli counterpart accepted the invitation.
According to regulations, ICC member states like Hungary must execute arrest warrants when suspects enter their territory. However, the ICC does not have its own military to compel countries to comply. Previously, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó also criticized the ICC's arrest warrants as "absurd."
The ICC's move comes amid a conflict in Gaza that has killed more than 44,000 people, over half of whom were women and children.
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