EPAIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 01:40
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu will receive a pacemaker on Saturday night. He said so in a video message. “I feel good, but I have to listen to my doctors,” said the prime minister.
The Israeli Prime Minister was also hospitalized last weekend. He then became unwell after which he was admitted. That was then attributed to dehydration, but a heart monitor was placed. Now he received a message from that heart monitor that he needs a pacemaker. This device can regulate his heart rate. He is expected to be released from hospital on Sunday afternoon.
Netanyahu is being treated while his country is in deep turmoil. On Saturday, hundreds of thousands of people again took to the streets in protest against the government. They are angry about the plans to reform the justice system. The changes made by the far-right government have reduced the power of the Supreme Court and increased the power of politicians.
The new law is expected to be approved on Monday. At least until then, the demonstrations in Israel will continue. Activists plan to spend the night in tents near the parliament. Tens to hundreds of thousands of people have demonstrated each week since the reforms were announced in January. Opponents of the new legislation say Netanyahu and his coalition partners are undermining democracy and speak of a “coup”. The plans cause great division and resistance in Israel.
2023-07-22 23:40:38
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