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Hungary announces it is withdrawing from ICC as Netanyahu arrives for state visit

By Lazar Berman 3 April 2025, 11:03 am 8 Edit

Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

Minutes before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is received by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Budapest announces that it is withdrawing from the International Criminal Court.

“The withdrawal process will begin on Thursday, in line with Hungary’s constitutional and international legal obligations,” says Orban’s spokesman Zoltan Kovacs.

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