Hungary's parliament has approved a bill to exit the ICC, calling it political after rejecting the arrest warrant against Netanyahu over war crimes in Gaza.

Hungary’s parliament approved a bill on Tuesday initiating the country’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC), marking a sharp rebuke of the court’s legitimacy following its arrest warrant against Israeli Occupation Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The move, backed by Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government, launches a year-long process that will formally end Hungary’s participation in the ICC. The decision was passed with 134 votes in favor and 37 against, according to the Hungarian parliament’s website.