On Monday, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen refused to extend the residence permit of a UN employee and rejected another visa application, in objection to the United Nations’ positions on the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip that has been ongoing for 80 days and has led to the death of more than 20,000 Palestinians.

Cohen said in a tweet: “I issued instructions to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs not to extend the residence visa of one of the employees of the organization (UN Women) in Israel, and to reject the visa application for another employee.”

The Israeli minister considered that the behavior of the United Nations since October 7 “constitutes a disgrace to the organization and the international community,” as he put it.

He continued: “Starting with Secretary-General António Guterres, who legitimized war crimes and crimes against humanity, through the Commissioner for Human Rights, who spreads bloody, undocumented conspiracies, all the way to the United Nations Women’s Organization, which for two months ignored acts of rape against Israeli women,” according to his claim.

Cohen pointed out, saying: “We will stop working with those who cooperate with the propaganda carried out by the Hamas organization,” adding: “Stop remaining silent in the face of the hypocrisy of the United Nations,” as he put it.

UN employees working in the Palestinian territories are required to obtain Israeli visas to enter the occupied territories.

Since the beginning of the Israeli aggression on Gaza on October 7, Israel has directed sharp criticism at the United Nations agencies, led by its Secretary-General, António Guterres, because of his positions rejecting the war and his repeatedly calling for an immediate ceasefire.

During the aggression on Gaza, more than 130 United Nations employees were murdered as a result of the Israeli bombing, according to what officials in the organization announced.

Last Friday, after the Security Council approved the expansion of humanitarian aid to Gaza, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres confirmed that the Israeli aggression is “the real problem... and there are major obstacles” to the delivery of aid.

"Many people measure the effectiveness of humanitarian operations in Gaza based on the number of trucks from the Egyptian Red Crescent, the United Nations and our partners allowed to cross the border. This is wrong," Guterres said.

He also expressed "deep disappointment at the statements of senior Israeli officials questioning the two-state solution."

Guterres said, "Despite how difficult it seems today, the two-state solution, in accordance with United Nations resolutions, international law and previous agreements, is the only path to lasting peace."