Israel's ambassador to UN detained after leaving General Assembly to protest Iranian president's speech

Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, was detained by United Nations security personnel on Tuesday after he left the General Assembly Hall to protest a speech by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. It is unclear why he was detained, but he was later released.

• Israel's ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan, was detained by UN security personnel after leaving the General Assembly Hall to protest a speech by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.
• Erdan was later released, and it is unclear why he was detained.
• Erdan walked out of the speech holding a photo of Mahsa Amini, a Kurdish Iranian killed in the custody of Tehran "morality police."
• Erdan called Raisi a "mass murderer" and said it was a "disgrace" that member states stayed to listen to him.
• Raisi's presence at the General Assembly brought mass protests outside.