Israel’s embassy in Mexico has condemned the “odious” destruction of a wax statue of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by a pro-Palestinian activist at a museum in Mexico City, AFP reports.

A video showing the activist destroying the statue at the city’s Wax Museum was uploaded onto a pro-Palestinian account on X on Tuesday, captioned: “This is for Gaza.”

It shows the man placing a Palestinian flag at the foot of the statue and then dousing the statue with red paint, whacking it with a hammer and toppling it to the ground.

“The attack carried out on the statue of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is an odious act which sends a dangerous message of violence, intolerance and hate that goes beyond all legitimate criticism,” the Israeli embassy said in a statement.

The embassy added that Israel was fighting “a just struggle (in Gaza) against a terrorist organisation whose cruel actions cost the lives of numerous civilians, including Mexican citizens.”