Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, shredded a copy of the United Nations Charter at the General Assembly in protest over a vote to give additional rights to Palestine. A video of Erdan using a miniature shredder to destroy a copy of the charter, the foundational treaty of the United Nations, has gone viral.
Erdan said his act was to illustrate the General Assembly's disregard for the document, which establishes the purposes, governing structure, and overall framework of the UN system.
While placing the charter in the shredder at the podium, the envoy said, "You are shredding the UN charter with your own hands... Shame on you."
The development comes as Israel appeared poised to mount a large-scale invasion of the southern city of Rafah. Israel has said that Rafah was the last stronghold of the Hamas militant group.
