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Israel’s Prime Minister, 75-year-old Benjamin Netanyahu, will have his prostate removed during an operation on Sunday.
This was announced by the Prime Minister’s Office on Saturday according to the AFP news agency.
Netanyahu was recently diagnosed with a urinary tract infection due to a benign enlargement of the prostate.
He has since been given antibiotics, which has led to the infection being treated successfully, writes the Times of Israel.
The Prime Minister’s Office warns that further details will come later.
The newspaper further writes that a cabinet meeting of the Israeli government will take place on Sunday as planned. However, it is not clear whether Netanyahu will participate.
The enlarged prostate is not the only health challenge the Israeli prime minister has had recently.
In the spring he was treated for a hernia, and in July 2023 he had a pacemaker implanted.
The prostate – or prostate gland – is a gland found only in men.
It forms seminal fluid and continues to grow to varying degrees throughout life.
A benign enlargement has nothing to do with prostate cancer, but can manifest itself in, among other things, difficulty urinating.
Netanyahu has been Israeli prime minister three times – and in his current term from 2022 onwards.
That time has been particularly marked by the war in Gaza, which Israel launched after the militant Palestinian movement Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu citing allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
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Source: politiken.dk
