Israel has banned the Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres, from entering the country following his response to Iran’s ballistic missile bombardment.
Israel’s Foreign Minister, Israel Katz who stated this in a statement, called Guterres an anti-Israel secretary-general who lends support to terrorists.
Katz said that anyone who cannot unequivocally condemn Iran’s heinous attack on Israel does not deserve to step foot on Israeli soil.
He specifically criticised Guterres for his anti-Israel policy since the beginning of the war.
Guterres had via his X handle condemned the broadening of the Middle East conflict with escalation after Iran fired about 180 missiles into Israel.
He said the region “absolutely” needed a ceasefire, but did not specifically mention the Iran attack.
Tuesday’s attack by Iran is the latest in a series of escalations, starting almost a year ago with attacks on Israel by Hamas, and recently involving increased fighting between Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israel.