Hungary said on Thursday that she would withdraw from the International Criminal Court, announcing his decision just hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel arrived there, despite dealing with an international arrest warrant.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban made it clear that she would neglect her obligations to act on an ICC order as a party A 1998 a contract founded by the court.

Instead of arresting Mr. Netanyahu after arriving in Budapest early Thursday morning, Hungary removed the red carpet, welcoming the Israeli leader at the Buddha castle overlooking the Danube River with a military honorary band.

In a Facebook message, Gergely Gulyas, head of Mr. Orban, said Hungary would start the withdrawal procedure on Thursday “in accordance with the framework of constitutional and international law.”

The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant in November for Mr. Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister, Yoav Gallant, accusing them of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza’s belt.

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