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Hungary must arrest Netanyahu if he visits, Magyar says

Magyar says his government will keep Hungary in the International Criminal Court and detain anyone under warrant, reversing Orbán’s stance.

  • On Monday, Hungarian Prime Minister-elect Peter Magyar announced his government will honor International Criminal Court warrants, including those for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, should he enter Hungary.
  • Outgoing leader Viktor Orban announced last year that Hungary was withdrawing from the ICC, but Magyar intends to halt that process before the June 2 deadline.
  • Emphasizing legal requirements, Magyar stated, "If someone is a member of the International Criminal Court and a person who is wanted enters our country, then they must be taken into custody."
  • Despite an invitation to Budapest for the 70th anniversary of the 1956 uprising, Netanyahu's travel to Hungary now appears unlikely given the arrest warrant risk.
  • Ending the country's veto of a 90-billion-euro loan for Ukraine, Magyar also moved to reorient Hungary away from Orban's policies toward Europe.
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Hungary's incoming prime minister revealed that Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu would be arrested if he traveled to his country because an arrest warrant has been issued against him by the International Criminal Court.

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Hungary's new Prime Minister, Peter Magar, unveiled a radical shift in his country's foreign policy on Monday, officially rejoining the International Criminal Court and reversing the withdrawal decision made by his predecessor, Viktor Orban. He affirmed Budapest's full commitment to executing all arrest warrants issued by the court against any wanted person who sets foot on Hungarian soil.

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According to Magyar, he did not sell a pig in a poke, a prime minister should know this.

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IBTimes broke the news in United States on Monday, April 20, 2026.
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