In the latest of a series of incidents, an envelope containing a suspicious powder was sent to the office of Health Minister Ariel Busso (Shas) on Tuesday.

The Knesset Spokesperson stated: “The Knesset Guard is examining an envelope containing a suspicious powder that was sent to the office of Minister Ariel Busso in the Knesset. In accordance with the Guard’s procedures in such events, an update has been forwarded to the Israel Police, and the envelope and the suspicious material it contains will be transferred for further examination by the authorities.”

According to initial assessments, there is no immediate danger, but all security agencies continue to handle the incident with the utmost caution. It should be noted that Minister Busso was not in the office when the envelope was received, and no injuries were reported.

About a month ago, a suspicious envelope was found at the home of Noam chairman Avi Maoz, and police, MDA paramedics, and firefighters were called to the scene.

That same week, several Knesset members, including UTJ members Yaakov Asher and Moshe Roth, Law Committee chairman Simcha Rothman, and Likud MK Shalom Danino received suspicious envelopes.

Since then, Otzma Yehudit MK Almog Cohen announced that he had received a suspicious envelope at his home, and an envelope arrived at the home of UTJ leader Moshe Gafni.

Last week, a suspicious envelope arrived at the home of Otzma Yehudit MK Yitzhak Kreuzer, causing his family members to panic. Upon receiving the report, police bomb disposal teams were immediately dispatched to the scene, along with police cars and MDA paramedics, and fire and rescue personnel.

No official details have been released regarding the contents of the envelopes.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)