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Hungary's incoming Prime Minister, Peter Magyar, declared that his country will implement the orders of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for any person wanted, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, for whom an arrest warrant has been issued.
In 2024, the ICC indicted Netanyahu for crimes against humanity and war crimes, including the use of starvation as a method of warfare in the Gaza conflict.
Responding to media interest, Magyar highlighted the obligations stemming from ICC membership. “ If someone is a member of the International Criminal Court and a wanted person enters our territory, then he must be taken into custody. I don’t need to explain everything over the phone. I assume that every head of state and government is familiar with these laws ,” he said.
The statement comes as Magyar himself has invited Netanyahu to visit Budapest in October. He explained that this invitation is part of a broader diplomatic practice, adding that he has invited all the leaders with whom he has had telephone conversations to participate in the 70th anniversary of the 1956 anti-Soviet uprising.
At the same time, Magyar announced that he intends to stop the process of Hungary's withdrawal from the ICC, initiated by the current government of Viktor Orban. This decision was made after a meeting between Orban and Netanyahu and is expected to take effect on June 2 of this year.
" I have made it clear, even to the Israeli prime minister, that it is my intention to stop the country's withdrawal from the ICC ," Magyar said, adding that his government could intervene before the formal conclusion of the process.
The issue of the arrest warrant for Netanyahu has sparked strong international reactions. The United States has imposed sanctions on several ICC judges and prosecutors, while the United Nations has criticized these measures, describing them as "punitive measures."
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