Foreign Minister Israel Katz said the United Nations secretary general had not condemned Iran’s missile attack on Israel in strong enough terms.

Says Israel will continue to defend its citizens and "uphold its national dignity, with or without Antonio Guterres"

Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Israel Wednesday banned U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres from entering the country, citing his comments immediately following Iran's attack on Tel Aviv..

Israel on Wednesday declared UN chief Antonio Guterres "persona non grata", banning him from entering the country. | OpIndia News

Accusing Guterres of failing to specifically condemn Iran's missile attack on Israel

Israel's foreign minister accused Guterres of refusing to condemn Iran's attack on Israel and backing 'terrorists, rapists and murderers' from Iran-backed groups like Hezbollah, Hamas and more. The move deepens an already wide rift between Israel and the United Nations.

“Undesirable” label marks major escalation in feud between Israel and United Nations secretary-general.

The country has blamed UN Chief for not “unequivocally condemning” Iran’s attack on Israel and dubbed him a “stain” on the UN.

Israel banned the entry of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres into the country, saying he failed to "unequivocally condemn" Iran's massive missile attack.

Israel has declared UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres as persona non grata and barred him from entering the country following his failure to "unequivocally condemn" Iran's massive missile attack on Israel.