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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jon Henley

Hungary invites Netanyahu to visit as world leaders split over ICC arrest warrant

Benjamin Netanyahu and Viktor Orbán stand behind chairs in front of the flags of their respective countries
Orbán called the decision ‘outrageously brazen’ and said the judgment ‘will have no effect in Hungary’. Photograph: Balázs Mohai/AP

Hungary’s illiberal prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has said he will invite his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, to visit in defiance of an international criminal court arrest warrant, as world leaders split over the ICC’s momentous decision.

The world’s highest criminal court issued warrants on Thursday for Netanyahu, his former defence minister Yoav Gallant and the Hamas commander Ibrahim al-Masri, commonly known as Mohammed Deif, who is believed to be dead, for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.

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