The meeting was marred, nevertheless, by Israel’s insistence that the U.N. secretary-general was prohibited for not denouncing Iran.
Regarding the decision to designate U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as persona non grata, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz stated, “Anyone who cannot unequivocally condemn Iran’s heinous attack on Israel does not deserve to step foot on Israeli soil.”
rapists,”This is an anti-Israel secretary-general who lends support to terrorists, rapists and murderers,” Katz said. “Guterres will be remembered as a stain on the history of the U.N. for generations to come.”
Following the passing of Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah, Iran launched over 180 ballistic missiles toward Israel on Tuesday.
Following Iran’s attack on Tuesday, Guterres released a succinct statement in which he denounced the war as “escalation after escalation” and referred to it as the “latest attacks in the Middle East.”
Additionally, he denounced Israel for its operations in the West Bank and Gaza, saying that it has “conducted in Gaza the most deadly and destructive military campaign in my years.”
