Middle East: Netanyahu defies ICC warrant, lands in Hungary

The ICC issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu for alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes, which Hungarian PM Viktor Orban called politically motivated. DW has the latest.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Budapest on Thursday for his first European visit since 2023, defying an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban invited Netanyahu last November, a day after the ICC issued the warrant over alleged war crimes in Gaza.

Here are the latest developments in Israel, Gaza, Syria and the wider Middle East on Thursday, April 3: