Israel bans Guterres from entering because he has not “unequivocally” condemned the attack on Iran

The government of Israel has stated persona non grata to the UN Secretary General, António GuterresAnd has vetoed his entry into the countryunder the argument that the country did not “unequivocally” condemn the missile attack launched by Iran the day before and that it therefore “does not deserve to set foot on Israeli territory.”

Foreign Minister Israel Katz has described Guterres as “a secretary general anti-Israel support for terrorists“Rapists and murderers,” all categories that include Hamas, Hezbollah, the Yemeni Houthis and Iran, who are ultimately responsible “for global terror.” “He will be remembered as a stain on the history of the UN,” he said. statement.

The Israeli government had already been criticized has responded publicly to Guterres in the past and on this occasion considers the statement issued by the head of the United Nations shortly after the start of the Iranian attack on Israel as ‘inadmissible’. In it, the former Portuguese Prime Minister condemned “the expansion of the conflict in the Middle East”with “one escalation after another.”

‘This has got to stop. Need complete a truce“, he noted in a brief note in which he did not include specific references to any of the actors directly involved.

The Israeli Foreign Ministry has regretted that it “failed to mention Iran” and clearly condemned its “serious aggression.” Therefore, it is believed that this is not welcome now. “Israel will continue to defend its citizens and its national dignity with or without António Guterres,” Katz warned.