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Hungary Votes to Rejoin ICC, Potentially Detaining Netanyahu

5/27/2026

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Hungarian parliament voted 133 of 199 lawmakers to reverse the planned withdrawal from the International Criminal Court.
President Tamás Sulyok must sign the bill for reversal to become law.
The ICC’s legislative body said reversal is essential for holding war-crime and genocide perpetrators accountable.
President Donald Trump’s administration has sanctioned eleven ICC officials since 2025, raising prospect that Hungary could detain Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu under 2024 ICC warrant.

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Hungarian parliament voted 133 of 199 lawmakers to reverse the planned withdrawal from the International Criminal Court.
President Tamás Sulyok must sign the bill for reversal to become law.
The ICC’s legislative body said reversal is essential for holding war-crime and genocide perpetrators accountable.
President Donald Trump’s administration has sanctioned eleven ICC officials since 2025, raising prospect that Hungary could detain Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu under 2024 ICC warrant.