Israel bars UN Secretary General from entering country
Israel has barred the UN secretary-general from entering the country, declaring him officially unwelcome.
Foreign minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday he has declared UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres persona non grata in Israel and banned him from entering the country.
Several UN officials similarly have been banned in recent months, including UN Special Rapporteur for Palestinians Francesca Albanese.
As well, the UN humanitarian office chief in occupied Palestinian Territory said in August Israel did not extend his visa due to a UN report accusing Israel of violating the rights of Palestinian children.
Israel also has attacked the credibility of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA).
Seeking to justify the move, Katz claimed Guterres did not “unequivocally condemn” Iran over its Tuesday missile attack on Israel.
He also accused Guterres of not declaring Hamas a “terrorist organization.”
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