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

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 persona non grata, effectively barring him from visiting the country, according to AFP. The decision comes after Guterres did not issue a condemnation of the Iranian missile attack on Israel.

Israel said it was because Antonio Guterres had not "unequivocally" condemned Iran's missile attack on Israel.

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

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..'

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

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

The decision follows Guterres’ call for a ceasefire and his condemnation of the escalating conflict, which Israel views as unsatisfactorily critical of Iran’s role in the hostilities

Israel’s foreign minister, Israel Katz has barred UN Chief Antonio Guterres from entering the country over his initial response to Iran’s missile attack.

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

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.

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..

Foreign Minister Israel Katz said the U.N. secretary general had not condemned Iran’s missile attack on Israel in strong enough terms. For his part, Mr. Guterres said he condemned the attack.

Israel's foreign minister has said he is barring UN Secretary-General Guterres from entering the country over his response to Iran's missile attack. The EU and UN have urged de-escalation in the region. DW has more.

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.

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.

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 bars UN Secretary-General for not condemning Iran's missile attack, emphasizing defence of citizens and national dignity.

Israeli foreign minister Israel Katz, said Guterres' failure to call out Iran made him persona non grata in Israel.

Israel has banned U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, accusing him of failing to condemn Iran’s missile attack and supporting anti-Israel forces.