#ICC ARREST WARRANT

Illustrative photo: Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Jack Guez/ Getty Images

Netanyahu to skip Auschwitz 80th anniversary despite immunity from arrest

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not attend the 80th anniversary ceremony marking the liberation of Auschwitz later this month, despite receiving immunity from an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Viktor Orbán has forged warm ties with Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo by Israeli Prime Ministry Press Office/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Orbán invites Netanyahu to Hungary despite ICC warrant

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán invited Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday to visit Hungary but several other European nations said the Israeli premier would be detained if he set foot on their soil, following the issuing of an arrest warrant for him.