Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on November 22 criticized the International Criminal Court (ICC) for issuing an arrest warrant for his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu, declaring that he would not comply with the warrant and inviting Netanyahu to Hungary.
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| Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (left) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Source: AP) |
Speaking on national radio, Mr Orbán accused the ICC of “interfering in the ongoing conflict for political purposes”, and asserted that the decision to issue an arrest warrant for Mr Netanyahu undermined international law and increased tensions.
On November 21, the ICC issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu, former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Hamas leader Mohammed Diab Ibrahim Al-Masri, on charges of crimes against humanity related to the 13-month conflict in Gaza.
According to the arrest warrants, Netanyahu and Gallant were accused of withholding humanitarian aid and deliberately targeting civilians during the campaign against Hamas in Gaza. However, Israeli officials immediately denied the allegations.
In a statement on November 22, Prime Minister Orbán, a close ally of Mr. Netanyahu, called the arrest warrant “shameless” and “ironic.” Mr. Orbán also said he would not carry out the warrant if his Israeli counterpart accepted.
ICC member states like Hungary are required by law to execute arrest warrants when suspects arrive on their territory. However, the ICC does not have its own military to enforce them. Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has previously criticized the ICC’s arrest warrants as “absurd.”
The ICC's move comes amid a conflict in Gaza that has left more than 44,000 people dead, more than half of them women and children.
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