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

Israel demanded the resignation of the UN secretarygeneral 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 SecretaryGeneral, in what world do you live Gilad Erdan, Israels 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 , 163