Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been diagnosed with a hernia and will undergo surgery on Sunday night, the prime minister’s office announced.
Prime Minister Netanyahu’s office said he was diagnosed with a hernia during a routine checkup on Saturday night. After Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu consulted with his doctors, it was decided that the best course of action was to have the hernia surgically repaired at a hospital on Sunday night.
The surgery will be carried out under full anesthesia and Prime Minister Netanyahu will be unconscious during the procedure, the office said. During this time, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice Yariv Levin will serve as acting Prime Minister of Israel.
Further details about Netanyahu’s diagnosis were not immediately released.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was diagnosed with a hernia on Saturday and was scheduled to undergo surgery under full anesthesia at a hospital on Sunday night, his office announced. (Reuters/Ronen Zvulun/Pool/File)
Doctors said the 74-year-old was in good health and had kept up his full schedule during Israel’s nearly six-month war with Hamas. Last year, Prime Minister Netanyahu underwent surgery to have a pacemaker implanted due to health problems.
Prime Minister Netanyahu last week visited Washington with senior Israeli officials after President Biden’s administration did not veto a United Nations resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and setting conditions for Hamas to release all hostages first. was canceled.
Tensions between the US and Israel are rising as the Biden administration has repeatedly warned Israel not to proceed with the invasion of Rafah. (AP photo, file)
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The Israeli leader has issued an ultimatum to the United States, threatening to halt talks unless the United States vetoes Monday’s U.N. resolution. The United States abstained without using its veto, allowing the resolution to pass.
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The Biden administration maintains that its support for Israel has remained unchanged since the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack.
FOX News’ Anders Hagström contributed to this report.
