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The U.S. was not among the more than 100 United Nations member states that signed a new letter of support for U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres after Israel 's foreign minister declared him 'persona non grata' and barred him from entering the country.The letter, spearheaded by Chile, said Israel 's attack on Guterres would 'undermine the United Nations ' ability to carry out its mandate, which includes mediating conflicts and providing humanitarian support.
member states, but the decision will not change.'Guterres, a persistent advocate of a cease-fire agreement in the region and critic of the United States' failure to exert pressure on its ally, did not respond directly to the Israeli foreign minister's statement, but a spokesperson for the U.N. chief called it 'one more attack on the United Nations staff that we've seen from the government of Israel.
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