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Hungary is to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, dealing another blow to an institution grappling with the fallout from its decision to issue an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The move follows Mr Netanyahu’s arrival in Hungary on Thursday night for a state visit, the first time the Israeli leader has travelled to Europe since the court issued its warrant for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the war in Gaza. The court sent a request to the Hungarian government to arrest Mr Netanyahu, an ICC official said. But Prime Minister Viktor Orban has for months said Hungary wouldn’t comply with the warrant.
“The withdrawal process will begin on Thursday, in line with Hungary’s constitutional and international legal obligations,” said Zoltan Kovacs, a spokesman for Mr Orban.
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