Hours after the Israeli prime minister arrived in Budapest, the Hungarian government announced its decision to leave the International Criminal Court (ICC). View on euronews

The US and Israel are not members of the ICC and have historically opposed it.Mr Orban's invitation to Mr Netanyahu, extended immediately after the ICC issued an arrest warrant against the Israeli leader for alleged war crimes in Gaza,

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised Hungary's 'remarkable' support for Israel and the global Jewish community during a joint press conference in Budapest on April 3, singling out Hungary's decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) as a 'bold and principled step'.

Hungary decided to quit the International Criminal Court (ICC) because it has become political, as its decisions on Israel showed, Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban said on Thursday. (Reporting by Anita Komuves and Maayan Lubell;