Many Western countries — including stalwart U.S. and Israeli allies — called for the International Criminal Court’s ruling against Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu to be respected.

The ICC issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and others for alleged war crimes. NBC News' Raf Sanchez joins Andrea Mitchell from Tel Aviv to report more on the response.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday invited Israeli Prime Benjamin Netanyahu to visit his country and confirmed he will not honor an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban invited Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday to visit Hungary but several other European nations said the Israeli premier would be detained if he set foot on their soil, following the issuing of an arrest warrant for him.

Gazans saw little hope on Friday that International Criminal Court arrest warrants for Israeli leaders would slow down the onslaught on the Palestinian territory, where medics said at least 21 people were killed in fresh Israeli military strikes.

The court issued warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the former defense minister “for crimes against humanity and war crimes.” It also issued a warrant for a Hamas military leader.

The German government will carefully examine the International Criminal Court's arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence chief, but will not take further steps until a visit to Germany is planned,

Viktor Orban, whose country holds the EU’s rotating presidency, said he rejects warrant for Netanyahu over alleged war crimes in Gaza

The International Criminal Court alleges Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant committed war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Gaza offensive.