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04 April 2017•Update: 05 April 2017
JERUSALEM
Four employees of the Israeli prime minister's office in West Jerusalem were adversely affected after inhaling an “unidentified substance”, Israeli media reported Tuesday.
According to Israel’s Channel 10, the four employees were immediately taken to hospital after showing signs of sickness.
"The unidentified substance was sent to the prime minister’s office by envelope,” the broadcaster reported, going on to note that the substance had been discovered during a routine security check.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was not in the office at the time the incident, according to Channel 10.
Police investigators are now examining the scene, the broadcaster added.
Israeli man arrested for threatening prime minister
Earlier today, Israeli police arrested an “Israeli citizen” late Monday night for allegedly threatening to harm Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli police have said in a statement.
According to the statement, the suspect is a 30-year-old Israeli man from Israel’s northern city of Hadera.
On Monday, the suspect sent an email to Netanyahu's office in which he threatened to harm the prime minister and his family, police said, without specifying the nature of the threats or providing conjecture as to the man’s motive.
