Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz declared UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres ‘persona non grata’ and banned him from entering Israel due to his failure to condemn Iran’s missile attack and Hamas’s actions. Katz criticized Guterres for not denouncing the October 7 massacre, Hamas’s sexual violence, or leading efforts to label Hamas a terrorist organization. Katz accused Guterres of supporting terrorists and called his tenure a stain on UN history. Guterres had expressed concern over Israel’s invasion of Lebanon and called for a ceasefire following Iran’s attack, without mentioning Israel.