Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is currently hospitalized. Due to his continuously deteriorating health, he had to be admitted to the hospital, where he underwent prostate surgery. The operation was successful and the prostate was removed. Meanwhile, while Netanyahu remains in the hospital, his close aide Yariv Levin, who is also deputy prime minister and justice minister in his government, will serve as acting prime minister.
In fact, 75-year-old Netanyahu is among those leaders in the world who are the oldest. Apart from Netanyahu, US President Joe Biden, 82, newly elected President Donald Trump, 78, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, 79, and Pope Francis, 88.
Netanyahu has faced several health problems in recent years. People close to him told the Jerusalem Post that due to being the Prime Minister of Israel, which is constantly embroiled in war, he had not been paying attention to his health for many days.
According to Israel’s government office, Netanyahu was diagnosed with a urinary tract infection on Wednesday, after which he began medical treatment.
Recently, Netanyahu’s lawyer Emit Hadad had informed the court before the surgery that he was going for the operation. He will have to stay in hospital for several days so that he is not prevented from coming to testify. The court had approved it.
hernia surgery was done
Earlier this year, in March, Netanyahu underwent hernia surgery under general anesthesia. During this time too, Israel’s Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Minister Yariv Levin had temporarily taken charge of the Prime Minister.
In July 2023, Netanyahu was hospitalized to receive a pacemaker after suffering an arrhythmia, just one week after experiencing dehydration.
After this incident, there was a lot of speculation among many people in Israel about the health of the Prime Minister. A medical report released in January said that Netanyahu was in a “completely normal state of health”, with his pacemaker functioning properly.
Despite protocols requiring prime ministers to issue annual health reports, Netanyahu did not issue a single report between 2016 and the end of 2023. He cannot be legally forced to share his health information because the PMO These protocols developed were not enshrined in law.
The latest health scare comes the same week Israel launched a flurry of airstrikes on parts of Yemen controlled by the Houthis in response to missile attacks by the Iran-backed group. Following Israeli military attacks, including an attack on the international airport in Sanaa, the Houthis have continued to fire rockets at Israel.
It is noteworthy that after the Hamas-led terrorist attack on October 7, 2023, Israel is embroiled in conflict on many fronts. Fighting the Palestinian group in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
