UN Secretary General António Guterres banned from Israel in row over Iran

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UN Secretary General António Guterres banned from ******* in row over Iran

The Secretary General of the ******* Nations, António Guterres, has been banned from entering ******* over his response to Iran’s ballistic missile bombardment.

In a statement, *******’s Foreign Minister ******* Katz called Guterres an “anti-******* secretary-general who lends support to terrorists”.

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, after Iran fired about 180 missiles into *******, Guterres said he condemned “the broadening of the Middle East conflict with escalation after escalation” and said these “must stop”.

He said the region “absolutely” needed a ceasefire, but did not specifically mention the Iran *******.

In a statement on Wednesday, Katz declared the UN secretary general persona non grata, saying that anyone who “cannot unequivocally condemn Iran’s heinous ******* on ******* does not deserve to step foot on ******** soil”.

He specifically criticised Guterres for “his anti-******* policy since the beginning of the war”.

Tuesday’s ******* by Iran is the latest in a series of escalations, starting almost a year ago with attacks on ******* by ******, and recently involving increased fighting between Iran-backed Hezbollah and *******.

******* launched a military campaign in Gaza in response to the unprecedented ******* on southern ******* on 7 October by ****** gunmen, during which about 1,200 people were ******* and 251 taken ********.

Since the *******, a military campaign in Gaza has now ******* a total of 41,689 people, according to the ******-run health ministry.

Over the course of the conflict, there have been a number of clashes between ******* and the ******* Nations about the situation in Gaza and the West Bank.

There has also been friction between ******* and the UN over the role of the UN agency for ************ refugees, UNRWA.

In January, ******* alleged that a number of the agency’s staff members had been involved in the 7 October attacks.

In response to this, the agency launched an investigation – with a number of its international funders withdrawing support for it, before later reinstating it. In August, nine staff members were dismissed

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During the conflict, UNRWA has criticised ******* for air strikes in Gaza

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