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 […]

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

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

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'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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.