A short time after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu landed in Hungary last week, a representative of the International Criminal Court sent a request to the Hungarian government asking it to extradite him. The request, which was revealed by Channel 12 , included a demand for the Prime Minister to be temporarily detained per the Treaty of Rome under which the court operates with a series of unfounded accusations including "use of starvation as a weapon of war," "crimes against humanity," and "attacking civilian areas." The court emphasized that the request is top-secret to protect the process that would allow for the arrest. However, the Hungarian government did not just ignore the ICC's request, it announced during Netanyahu's visit that it would withdraw from it and disavow the Treaty of Rome. The ICJ issued warrants for the arrest of Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Before Netanyahu arrived in Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orban guaranteed that Netanyahu would not be arrested while in the country. Hungary is the first member of the ICC to host Netanyahu.
