False

Old video of Israeli ambassador shared linking to the ongoing Israel- Hamas conflict.

This video dates back to September 2023. Israel’s Ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan, was removed for staging a protest against the Iranian President. It has no link to the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict.

A video showing the Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan being taken out by security people from the General Assembly is going viral on social media as part of the ongoing crisis between Israel and Hamas. Those who shared the video claimed the incident occurred recently and was related to the ongoing conflict.

Archive link

Fact Check-

We started our investigation by running a Google reverse image search, whose result led us to the report published by WION on 20September, 2023, which featured screenshots from the viral video. According to the report, Gilad Erdan, the Israeli envoy to the United Nations, made a powerful statement during the General Assembly by holding a photograph of Mahsa Amini. He carried out a one-person protest by holding up Mahsa Amini’s image during President Ebrahim Raisi’s speech. Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman, died in September 2022 in the custody of the guidance or morality police called Gasht-e-Ershad of the country for not wearing the mandatory hijab. Her death sparked major protests in worldwide.

In further search we found The Wall Street Journal’s YouTube account also included the same video, which was released on September 20, making it obvious that the film dated back to September 19 and has no relevance to the ongoing incident.

MSNBC’s interview with the ambassador took place on 22 September where they spoke on the issue. At 0:14 seconds of the interview, the visual of Gilad Erdan holding the poster can be seen. Similar reports on the incident can be seen here and here, confirming that the viral video predates the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict.

Conclusion-

Fact Crescendo found that the viral claim made along with the video to be False. This video dates back to September 19, 2023, when Israeli Ambassador Gilad Erdan carried out a one-person protest by holding up Mahsa Amini’s image during President Ebrahim Raisi’s speech. It has no link to the ongoing Israel- Hamas conflict.

Title:Old video of Israeli ambassador shared linking to the ongoing Israel- Hamas conflict

Written By: Usha Manoj

Result: False

Usha Manoj

Recent Posts

Old, Unrelated Video From Himachal Pradesh Going Viral As A Rescue Operation In The Recent Flash Floods In Dharali, Uttarakhand.

On 5 August 2025, a cloudburst triggered a mudslide and flash floods in the Dharali…

7 hours ago

Video of a man slapping fellow passenger on an IndiGo Flight going viral with a false communal angle

The man seen in the video was slapped by a co-passenger, but both the accused…

1 day ago

Digitally Manipulated Video Of Bilawal Bhutto Going Viral.

Recently a video of Pakistan's former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bilawal Bhutto, went viral on…

1 day ago

False Post Going Viral As S Jaishankar’s Statement After Donald Trump’s Announcement Of Imposing 25% Tariff On Goods Imported From India.

US President Donald Trump recently announced that a 25 percent tariff would be imposed on…

2 days ago

Altered Video Of CDS Anil Chauhan Going Viral.

Recently a video of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Anil Chauhan allegedly admitting that India…

3 days ago

Viral Image of Russian Plane Crash Found to Be from 2013 San Francisco Incident

A passenger aircraft operated by Angara Airlines crashed in Russia, killing all 49 people on…

3 days ago