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Government Israel declares UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres persona non grata and vetoed his entry into the country, arguing that he did not “unequivocally” condemn the missile attack launched the day before by Iran and that therefore “he does not deserve to set foot on Israeli soil.”

Foreign Minister Israel Katz called Guterres “An anti-Israel secretary general who supports terrorists, rapists and murderers” All of these categories include Hamas, Hezbollah, Yemen’s Houthis, and Iran, which is ultimately responsible for “global terror.” “He will be remembered as a blot on the history of the UN,” he said in a statement.

The Israeli government has publicly criticized Guterres in the past and, in this regard, considers unacceptable the statement that the UN chief made shortly after the start of the Iranian attack on Israel. In it, the former Prime Minister of Portugal condemned the “expansion of conflict in the Middle East.” with “one escalation after another.”

“This has to stop. “We absolutely need a ceasefire” he noted in a brief note in which he did not include specific references to any of the people directly involved in this event.

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The Israeli Foreign Ministry expressed regret about this. “did not mention Iran” and did not explicitly condemn its “serious aggression” Therefore, he believes that he is not welcome now. “Israel will continue to defend its citizens and its national dignity, with or without Antonio Guterres,” Katz warned.

(Europe Press)