Hungary's New PM Defies Orban, Vows to Arrest Netanyahu

0:00On April 21st, Hungary's new Prime Minister, Peter Magyar, just dropped a bombshell, saying his country will arrest anyone with an international. Criminal court warrant if they step on Hungarian soil, and that includes Israel's Benjamin Netniahu. This comes right after Netniahu invited everyone to Hungary's 70th anniversary of the 1956 revolution against Soviet rule. But, Magyar is flipping the script on his predecessor, Victor Orban's plan to pull out of the ICC. Magyar made it clear his team reviewed the withdrawal and decided to halt it, recommitting Hungary to those international obligations amid backlash. Over ICC moves. The warrants hit Netniahu and former Defense Minister, Wav Galant, back in November 2024, accusing them of war crimes in Israel's Gaza. Operations following Hamas's 2023 attack that killed 1,200 Israelis, though Israel and the US slammed them as bogus. Netniahu chatted with Magyar last week to congratulate his election

1:03win that booted Orban, Hungary's old Israeli ally who hosted him there earlier. This year, and trash the warrants himself, leaving tensions high as Hungary sticks to the ICC line now. I'm Corey with The Story, and you've been listening to US News Today, AI-powered National Coverage.