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: Netanyahu arrives in Hungary in defiance of ICC arrest warrant Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Budapest on Thursday, marking his first visit to Europe since 2023 despite an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant against him. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban invited Netanyahu last November, promising Hungary would not enforce the ICC arrest warrant, which he called politically motivated. The ICC issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, accusing them of crimes against humanity and war crimes, including using starvation as a weapon towards Palestinians in Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza. Hamas is recognized as a terrorist organization by the US, the EU, and Israel, among others. Hungary's Defense Minister Kristof Szalay-Bobrovniczky received Netanyahu at the airport with military honors. A joint press conference with Orban is expected at 12:30 p.m. (1030 GMT). Orban is expected to back Netanyahu on US President Donald Trump's plan to relocate Palestinians from Gaza. That plan has been criticized by UN experts as ethnic cleansing. Experts say Netanyahu is strategically visiting countries where he faces no risk of arrest, aiming to gradually normalize his international travel. In February, Germany's chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz said he will find "ways and means" for Netanyahu to visit Germany. Welcome to our coverage Welcome to DW's updates on the situation in Gaza and in the wider Middle East. On Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Budapest, marking his first visit to Europe since 2023, in defiance of an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant against him. Follow along for the latest news, analysis, and multimedia content related to the Mideast region.