Israel bans UN secretary general from country over Iran attack response

UN Secretary-Total Antonio Guterres condemned the “broadening battle within the Center East,” slamming “escalation after escalation” within the advise

AFP

02 October, 2024, 04:35 pm

Closing modified: 02 October, 2024, 05:15 pm

Israel declared UN chief Antonio Guterres “persona non grata” on Wednesday, accusing him of failing to specifically condemn Iran’s missile attack on Israel.

“Anybody who can no longer unequivocally condemn Iran’s unfriendly attack on Israel doesn’t deserve to step foot on Israeli soil,” talked about Foreign Minister Israel Katz in an announcement.

“Here is an anti-Israel Secretary-Total who lends serve to terrorists, rapists, and murderers,” he talked about.

Katz added that Guterres, who he talked about supported the “murderers of Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and now Iran, the mothership of world wretchedness, will likely be remembered as a stain on the historical previous of the UN for generations to approach.”

Following Iran’s missile attack on Israel behind Tuesday, Guterres condemned the “broadening battle within the Center East,” slamming “escalation after escalation” within the advise.

“This must pause. We absolutely want a ceasefire,” talked about Guterres.

Israel has been a harsh critic of the UN, with ties between the advise and the global physique souring mighty extra after the October 7 Hamas assaults.

Guterres has repeatedly called for a ceasefire to close the battling in each Gaza and Lebanon.