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..

Earlier in response to Iran's rocket barrage on Israel on Tuesday night the UN Chief had said, 'I condemn the broadening of the Middle East conflict with escalation after escalation. This must stop. We absolutely need a ceasefire..'

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

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

The Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres, has been banned from entering Israel over his response to Iran’s ballistic missile bombardment. In a statement, Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz called Guterres an “anti-Israel secretary-general who lends support to terrorists”. Writing on social media site X, formerly Twitter, after Iran fired about 180 missiles […]

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.

The United Nations, UN, Secretary General, Antonio Guterres has been declared a persona non-grata and banned from entering Israel following the latest

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's Foreign Ministry said that anyone who cannot condemn Iran's heinous attack on Israel does not deserve to step foot on Israeli soil.

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

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

Israel has gone tough against the United Nations (UN) Secretary General, António Guterres, by declaring him persona non grata (unwanted). The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel, Israel Katz, announced this in a statement on Wednesday. The statement said Guterres has been banned from entering Israel. Recall that Naija News reported that Iran fired nearly […]

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.

French President Emmanuel Macron condemned Iran's attacks on Israel and demanded Hezbollah to stop its terrorist actions against Israel and its people.