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Israel’s Netanyahu heads to Hungary in defiance of ICC arrest warrant

Prime Minister Viktor Orban, left, has been a close ally of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu [File: Debbie Hill/Pool via Reuters]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is heading on a four-day visit to Hungary, despite an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant over allegations of war crimes in Gaza.

Hungary, a founding ICC member, is theoretically obliged to arrest and hand over anyone subject to a warrant from the court. However, Prime Minister Viktor Orban made clear it would not respect the ruling.

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