Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was hospitalized on Saturday but is in “good condition,” his office announced.
“Netanyahu has been transferred to the Sheba Medical Center. He is in good condition and is undergoing a medical evaluation,” according to a statement from the prime minister’s office, without elaborating.
Sheba Medical Center is the largest hospital in Israel and is located in the city of Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv.
The 73-year-old prime minister was taken to hospital from his home in Caesarea after warning people close to him that he was not feeling well, according to Israeli media.
His personal doctor, Tzvi Berkovitz, told Channel 12 television that the prime minister’s condition was “good and stable.”
The prime minister reportedly lost consciousness at home and hit his head when he fell, but he reached the hospital fully conscious and walking without assistance, according to Israeli media, citing medical sources.
His son Avner Netanyahu is apparently in the hospital and his wife Sara Netanyahu is on the way.
In October, Netanyahu was hospitalized at the Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem after feeling unwell while praying in a synagogue.
He was released the next morning, after undergoing tests and spending the night under observation.
Leader of the right-wing Likud party, Netanyahu is Israel’s longest-serving prime minister: 15 years.
Together with his ultra-Orthodox and ultra-nationalist allies, he won the elections last November, after having served several terms in power: 1996-1999 and 2009-2021.
Since his second term began in 2009, Netanyahu has not formally appointed an interim prime minister.
In the past, when he traveled abroad or underwent brief scheduled medical interventions, he would appoint a nearby minister to temporarily replace him.
Source: TSF
