Erdogan lashes out at Israel for attack on UN chief 

ISTANBUL, Oct 4: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday accused Israel of "shamelessly" attacking UN chief Antonio Guterres by declaring him "persona non grata" for not quickly condemning Iran's ballistic missile barrage. 

Israel "is shamelessly challenging UN Secretary-General Guterres," Erdogan told an audience at a defence technology fair in the southern province of Adana. 

He added that "196 countries in the world will stand by the UN secretary-general" against  Israel. 
Relations between the UN and Israel have been difficult since Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, which sparked the Gaza war.     —AFP