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, AFP reports.

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.