Israel has declared UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres persona non-grata and banned him from entering the country after remaining silent on Iran’s recent attacks.
Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz made the announcement following Iran’s launch of over 180 ballistic missiles into Israel on Tuesday.
The Israeli military reported no injuries from the attack.
However, posting on X, Katz wrote: “Today, I have declared UN Secretary-General @antonioguterres persona non grata in Israel and banned him from entering the country.
“Anyone who cannot unequivocally condemn Iran’s heinous attack on Israel, as almost every country in the world has done, does not deserve to step foot on Israeli soil.
“This is a Secretary-General who has yet to denounce the massacre and sexual atrocities committed by Hamas murderers on October 7, nor has he led any efforts to declare them a terrorist organization.
“A Secretary-General who gives backing to terrorists, rapists, and murderers from Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and now Iran—the mothership of global terror—will be remembered as a stain on the history of the UN.
“Israel will continue to defend its citizens and uphold its national dignity, with or without António Guterres.”
