TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Amnesty International is urging Hungary to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The request comes following reports that Netanyahu is set to visit the EU member country on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at the invitation of his Hungarian counterpart, Viktor Orban.

The International Criminal Court suffered a blow after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said his country would withdraw from the tribunal. He made his announcement as he welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Hungary dodges its obligation to enforce an International Criminal Court warrant for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on his arrival for a state visit by quitting the court.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is visiting Hungary in his first trip to Europe since the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant against him. Israeli media reported that Netanyahu was expected to depart from Tel Aviv at 11:15 pm (2015 GMT) on Wednesday,

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán denounced the only permanent global tribunal for war crimes and genocide, which issued the warrant for his Israeli ally.

Hungary will withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), its government said Wednesday, as the country’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban welcomed Israeli Prime Minister and ICC fugitive Benjamin Netanyahu to Budapest.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Hungary's capital early Thursday to red carpet treatment despite a warrant for his arrest issued by the world's top war crimes court. It was only the second foreign trip Netanyahu has made since the International Criminal Court issued the warrant against him in November.