Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Conscious and Speaking After Successful Hernia Operation at Hadassah Medical Center

The hospital where Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is being treated announced on Monday that he is conscious and speaking with his family after a successful hernia operation.

Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem added that Netanyahu is recovering after surgery, but did not immediately specify how long that would take.

This comes after Netanyahu’s office announced in a statement that the surgery performed on him had been completed successfully, after it was revealed that he was suffering from a hernia.

According to Netanyahu’s office, the Israeli Prime Minister is in good health and met his family after the operation.

What happened?

• Netanyahu’s office said Sunday that he will undergo surgery to treat a hernia less than a year after he was fitted with a pacemaker.
• According to the statement from Netanyahu’s office, “During a routine examination of the Prime Minister on Saturday night, a hernia was discovered,” adding that he will undergo general anesthesia during the surgery that will be performed on him later on Sunday.
• The statement indicated that Justice Minister Yariv Levin will replace Netanyahu during the period in which he will be suspended due to the operation.
• Last July, Netanyahu underwent a pacemaker implantation operation, at a time when Israel was suffering from its worst internal crisis in decades due to large protests against the plan to amend the judicial system proposed by the far-right government.
• Those protests stopped on October 7 when Hamas launched a surprise attack on southern Israel, killing 1,200 people and taking more than 250 hostage in Gaza, according to Israeli statistics.
• Israel then launched a military campaign by air, sea and land in Gaza with the aim of ending Hamas’ rule there and dismantling its military capabilities.
• More than 32,000 Palestinians have been killed in the war since October 7, and Israel is facing intense and increasing international pressure due to the death toll and the serious humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

2024-04-01 05:15:25

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