To welcome the Israeli leader with all sort of military honors a stage was bult at the Buda Castle and security forces have been deployed near the hotel where Netanyahu will stay, according to local press.

The visit defies an arrest warrant from the ICC over allegations of war crimes in Gaza, as Israel expanded its military operation in the enclave.

As a founding member of CPI, Hungary should arrest and hand over anyone subject to an arrest warrant from the court, but the Prime Minister made it clear in issuing the invitation that he would not respect that mandate.

Netanyahu, who is facing a political storm at home over an investigation into alleged links between Qatar and three of his aides, is scheduled to meet Orban ahead of a press conference on Thursday morning.

The Israeli Prime Minister dismissed the allegations against his aides as “fake news.”

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