Suspicious envelope found at Netanyahu’s office; 4 sent for hospital checks
Several staffers felt unwell but no reports of serious injury; PM was not at office at time
Stuart Winer is a breaking news editor at The Times of Israel.
View of the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem. (photo credit: Flash90)
Four workers at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem were taken to the hospital on Tuesday after handling a suspicious envelope.
The workers who were exposed to the envelope complained of feeling ill but after medical checkups were found not to have any serious illness, initial reports said.
A search of the office found no suspect materials but the envelope was sent to a lab to be checked, Channel 10 news reported.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was not at the office at the time.
The envelope was found during routine checks of mail at the PMO.
Reports said that fire trucks were seen heading to the PMO building.
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