Former agent of the Israeli intelligence service Mossad, a member of the government and current adviser to Israeli Prime Minister of Pensioner Affairs, Rafi Eitan, arrived in Belarus the same day the blast took place. Representatives of the Israeli Embassy have told the Belarus newspaper ‘Telegraf’ that the former Israeli Minister is on a private visit.

Rafi Eitan was born in 1926 in Israel, Kibbutz Ein-Herut. He served in Palmach, first worked in the General Security Service (Shin Bet), and then in the foreign intelligence (Mossad), where he headed the Operations Department.

Rafi Eitan is banned to enter the U.S. territory since he was implicated in the recruitment of an Israeli agent in the U.S. Navy. According to ‘Telegraf’ the former minister maintains good relations with Cuba.