Israel bans entry of UN expert after comments on October 7. Francesca Albanese estimated that “the victims of 7/10 were not killed because of their Judaism, but in response to Israel's oppression” In a statement, Israeli Ministers of Foreign Affairs Israel Katz and Interior Minister Moshe Arbel announced that she was now "banned from entry by the State of Israel" The immigration authorities were instructed not to grant him a visa, they added.
Relations between Israel and various UN officials have deteriorated since the start of the Israeli operation launched in Gaza in retaliation for the attack.