Netanyahu's visit to Budapest

Gaza, media: at least 112 killed in Israeli attacks today. Hungary withdraws from International Criminal Court

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, thanking Orban, called the Hungarian leadership's decision to withdraw from the IPC a 'courageous and principled decision'.

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Hungary intends to withdraw from the International Criminal Court because it believes that in recent years the organisation is no longer independent but has a political agenda, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said during a joint press conference with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu, who is visiting Budapest and has an arrest warrant from the ICC for alleged war crimes hanging over him.

"I was the prime minister who signed the document to join the International Criminal Court and now I have signed the document to withdraw. The reason is that it has become a political court. And the decisions of the ICC on Israel have shown this. A democratic state under the rule of law cannot participate in this'. Israeli PM Netanyahu, thanking Orban, called it a "courageous and principled decision" by the Hungarian leadership to withdraw from the IPC. "It is important to oppose this corrupt organisation," Netanyahu said.

The Hungarian premier invited his Israeli counterpart last November, one day after the IPC had issued its mandate against Netanyahu.

Orban assured that he would not execute the warrant, saying that the court's decision 'intervenes in an ongoing conflict, for political purposes'. The ICC emphasised that Hungary has a 'legal obligation' and a 'responsibility towards other states' to enforce the court's decisions, but Hungarian government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs wrote on X that Budapest intends to leave the ICC.

‼️ BREAKING: Hungary to exit the International Criminal Court. Minister Gergely Gulyás announced that the government has decided to withdraw from the ICC.

⚖️ The withdrawal process will begin on Thursday, in line with Hungary's constitutional and international legal obligations. pic.twitter.com/zem99CdKsH
— Zoltan Kovacs (@zoltanspox) April 3, 2025

Netanyahu-Orban inform Trump on Hungary's exit from Cpi

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban spoke with US President Donald Trump about Hungary's decision to leave the International Criminal Court, the Israeli leader's office said. "The discussion focused on Hungary's decision to leave the International Criminal Court and the next steps that can be taken on this issue," Netanyahu's office said in a statement.

Hamas rejects latest truce proposal

Meanwhile, Hamas announced that it had rejected the latest Israeli counter-proposal for a truce in Gaza and the release of hostages in exchange for the release of Palestinian detainees. This was reported by two Islamic movement officials to Afp. "Hamas has decided not to follow up on the latest Israeli proposal presented by the mediators," said one of the two officials, accusing Israel of "obstructing a proposal from Egypt and Qatar and trying to derail any agreement". Another official called on "the mediators and the international community to force Israel to commit to the mediators' proposal".

The Hamas-led Gaza Health Ministry reported that 100 people have been killed and 138 others injured in the Gaza Strip in the last 24 hours. According to the ministry, 50,523 people have been killed since the beginning of the war, 114,776 have been injured and thousands are still missing.

Gaza, 27 refugees killed in Israeli raid on a school

The Ministry of Health in Gaza said an Israeli airstrike killed at least 27 Palestinian refugees in a school in northern Gaza and injured 70 others. According to ministry spokesman Zaher al-Wahidi, the bodies of 14 children and five women were recovered from the school, located in the Tuffah neighbourhood of Gaza City. The death toll from the attack, he added, could still rise because some of the wounded are serious. The Israeli army claimed to have hit a 'Hamas command and control centre' in the Gaza City area and to have taken measures to reduce the damage to civilians.

Idf: evacuation order for parts of Gaza City

Following the firing of rockets from the central Gaza Strip on Nahal Oz this evening, the Israeli army issued an evacuation warning for Palestinians in the southern area of Gaza City. In a post on X, Arabic-language IDF spokesman Colonel Avichay Adraee posted a map of the area that will be evacuated, stating that this is a "final warning" before the attacks. The warning covers the Zeitoun, Tel al-Hawa and Sabra neighbourhoods of Gaza City. Adraee called on Palestinians to leave the area and head towards the Mawasi area on the southern coast of the Strip. The rocket fired at Nahal Oz was intercepted by the air defences and there were no reports of injuries. Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed the launch.

Media: at least 112 killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza today

The death toll in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip since dawn today has risen to at least 112. Of these, 71 are the victims in northern Gaza. This was reported by Al Jazeera citing medical sources. The Gaza Civil Defence Agency also confirmed that the death toll in the Israeli raid on the Dar al-Arqam school in Gaza City has risen to 31.

Syria, media: Israeli raids on military sites south of Damascus

In Syria, explosions were reported in the Damascus area, as Israeli fighter planes flew over the skies in the area. This was reported by Ynet, according to which military positions were attacked in Al-Kiswa, 13 km south of the Syrian capital.

United Kingdom against the resumption of raids

The UK 'does not support' Israel's decision to relaunch its offensive in the Palestinian Gaza Strip after the devastation of recent months. This was stated in the House of Commons by David Lammy, Foreign Minister in Keir Starmer's government, raising the tone of British dissociation from the latest Israeli military actions and calling once again - as he has done repeatedly in recent days - for a return to 'ceasefire' agreements. Lammy also reinforced the alarm over the shortage of aid, denouncing how today the Strip is 'the most dangerous place in the world' for aid workers