Israel has declared United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres persona non grata and banned him from entering the country. The decision was made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Israel Katz. The UN Secretary-General did not unequivocally condemn Iran's attack on Israel, he said.
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"Today, I have declared UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres persona non grata in Israel and banned him from entering the country.
Anyone who cannot unequivocally condemn Iran's heinous attack on Israel, as almost every country in the world has done, does not deserve to step foot on Israeli soil. This is a Secretary-General who has yet to denounce the massacre and sexual atrocities committed by Hamas murderers on October 7, nor has he led any efforts to declare them a terrorist organization.
A Secretary-General who gives backing to terrorists, rapists, and murderers from Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and now Iran - the mothership of global terror - will be remembered as a stain on the history of the UN.
Israel will continue to defend its citizens and uphold its national dignity, with or without António Guterres," Israel Katz said in a statement posted on the social network X.
On October 1, Iran launched a massive missile attack on Israel. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stated that the military operation was in response to Israel's killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, and the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Lebanon, Abbas Nilforoushan.
According to Israeli officials, Iran launched 181 missiles during the attack, but most of them "were unsuccessful." In the words of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Iran "made a big mistake and will pay for it."
The UN Secretary-General responded to Iran's attack on October 1 and wrote on X that he condemned the expansion of the Middle East conflict with its further escalation. "This must stop. We absolutely need a ceasefire," Antonio Guterres said.
