’This is pure blood libel’, Israel calls for UN Secretary General Guterres to resign

Israel demanded the resignation of the UN secretary-general on Tuesday over “shocking” comments in which he suggested that the Oct 7 attack was provoked by the “suffocating occupation” of the Palestinian territories. Eli Cohen, the Israeli foreign minister, cancelled a planned meeting with António Guterres over his comments, asking him: “Mr Secretary-General, in what world do you live?” Gilad Erdan, Israel’s ambassador to the UN, said Mr Guterres should resign immediately, saying he was not fit to lead the organisation. At a meeting of the UN security council in New York on Tuesday, world leaders debated whether to support a temporary ceasefire to allow access for humanitarian aid and the release of the 200 remaining Hamas hostages in Gaza. Read the full story here: #unitednations #israel #gaza Subscribe to The Telegraph with our special offer: just £