Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will undergo prostate removal surgery on Sunday after he was diagnosed with a urinary tract infection, his office said.
The 75-year-old leader 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,” it said.
In March, Netanyahu underwent a hernia surgery, while in July last year, doctors implanted a pacemaker after a medical scare.
Earlier this month, Netanyahu took the stand in his long-running trial for alleged corruption. This week, Israel’s attorney general ordered police to open an investigation into Netanyahu’s wife on suspicion of harassing political opponents and a witness in the corruption trial.
According to the Palestinian news agency Sama, Netanyahu’s office said in a statement that he underwent an examination at Hadassah Hospital and was diagnosed with a urinary tract infection caused by an enlarged benign prostate tumor.
Since then, the Prime Minister has received antibiotic treatment and the infection has disappeared, the statement said, adding that he will undergo prostate surgery.
It is his third health scare for the Zionist leader after hernia surgery in March, and having a pacemaker implanted in July after a medical incident.
Netanyahu, the current leader of the Likud Party, has been serving as the Zionist regime’s prime minister since 2022 after holding similar positions for 4-year terms before.
He is the main architect of the genocidal war on the besieged Gaza Strip that has claimed nearly 46,000 lives, mostly women and children since October 7, 2023.
