JERUSALEM: Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to undergo prostate removal surgery today, his office said after he was diagnosed with a urinary tract infection.
The procedure comes with Israel at war against Hamas rebels in the Gaza Strip more than 14 months after the Palestinian group carried out an unprecedented attack on Israel on Oct 7 in 2023.
Netanyahu underwent a test at Hadassah Hospital on Wednesday, where he was “diagnosed with a urinary tract infection resulting from a benign prostate enlargement”, the prime minister’s office said in a statement.
“As a result, the prime minister will undergo prostate removal surgery tomorrow,” it said.
In March, he underwent a hernia surgery, while in July 2023 doctors implanted a pacemaker in Netanyahu after a medical scare.