Tel Aviv, July 21 -- Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar instructed the Foreign Ministry to deny a visa to the head of a controversial United Nations agency, he announced on Sunday night.

"There is a limit to every trick," Sa'ar tweeted. "Following biased and hostile conduct against Israel, which distorted reality, presented false reports, slandered Israel and even violated the UN's own rules regarding neutrality, and in accordance with the recommendation of professional bodies, I have instructed not to extend the residence visa of the head of the OCHA office in Israel, Jonathan Whittall."

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), is a UN agency responsible for coordinating international humanitarian response ...