Israel Bans UN Chief From Entering Country

Published on October 2, 2024

Israel has declared United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres persona non grata, effectively banning him from entering the country. Announcing the decision on Oct. 2, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said Guterres failed to “unequivocally” condemn Iran for Tuesday’s unprecedented missile attack, which targeted military and civilian sites across Israel and forced 10 million people into bomb shelters. Guterres condemned the “broadening of the Middle East conflict with escalation after escalation” without specifically mentioning Tehran, a stance that drew sharp criticism from Israel’s top diplomat. “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,” Katz wrote in a post on X....

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