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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Justin Spike

Hungary's Orbán vows to disregard international arrest warrant for Netanyahu

Israel Security Explainer - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday denounced the International Criminal Court’s issuing of an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying he would defy it by inviting the Israeli leader to Hungary.

In comments to state radio, Orbán accused the ICC of “interfering in an ongoing conflict for political purposes,” saying the decision to issue the warrant for Netanyahu over his conduct of the war in Gaza undermined international law and escalated tensions.

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