Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says the Israeli leader will undergo surgery on Sunday for a hernia. Netanyahu’s office said the hernia was discovered during a routine checkup, and that the prime minister will be under full anesthesia and unsconcious for the procedure
Quick Read
- Netanyahu’s Hernia Surgery: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled for hernia surgery under full anesthesia on Sunday, following its discovery during a routine medical checkup.
- Interim Leadership: During Netanyahu’s surgery and recovery period, Justice Minister Yariv Levin, who is also the deputy prime minister and a close ally of Netanyahu, will assume the role of acting prime minister.
- Health and Leadership: Despite the ongoing conflict with Hamas, 74-year-old Netanyahu has maintained an active work schedule. Although previously concealing a heart condition, his doctors have recently stated he is in good health, aside from the hernia.
The Associated Press has the story:
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to undergo hernia surgery
Newslooks- JERUSALEM (AP) —
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says the Israeli leader will undergo surgery on Sunday for a hernia.
Netanyahu’s office said the hernia was discovered during a routine checkup, and that the prime minister will be under full anesthesia and unsconcious for the procedure.
Justice Minister Yariv Levin, a close confidant who also holds the title of deputy prime minister, will serve as acting prime minister during the operation, the office said.
Netanyahu, 74, has kept a full schedule throughout Israel’s nearly six-month-long war against Hamas, and his doctors have said he is in good health.
Last year, however, doctors acknowledged he had concealed a long-known heart problem after they implanted a pacemaker.
