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.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, who is visiting Hungary despite facing an international arrest warrant, praised the move.

Hungary’s populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced Thursday that his country will withdraw from the International Criminal Court, just as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived to red carpet treatment in the country’s capital despite an ICC warrant for his arrest.

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Hungarian PM Viktor Orban invited Netanyahu to Budapest a day after the ICC issued an arrest warrant over allegations of war crimes in Gaza.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is traveling to Hungary despite an International Criminal Court arrest warrant against him over the war in Gaza

Hungary announced its plan to exit the International Criminal Court, citing dissatisfaction with its proceedings. This decision makes Hungary the only EU nation to withdraw from the ICC. The issue came to a head when Hungary refused to detain Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu during his recent visit despite an ICC arrest warrant.

After hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Hungary announced plans to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), making it only the third country to do so. The decision reflects Hungary's defiance of the ICC's arrest warrant for Netanyahu,

The move is announced hours after Israel's PM, who is sought under an ICC arrest warrant, arrives in Budapest for a state visit.