Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in the running for legislative elections on November 1, left a prayer ceremony in Jerusalem on Wednesday night due to illness, his services said, saying he was now “fine”.
Benjamin Netanyahu, who will turn 73 in two weeks, “felt bad” while attending a prayer in a Jerusalem synagogue, that of “Neilah”, celebrated as part of Yom Kippur, the main day of the Jewish calendar, announced his services .
“He underwent a series of tests at the scene which came back normal. Now she feels fine. But for the avoidance of doubt, the former prime minister intends to independently go to the hospital for a check-up,” they added. .
“Chest pain”
Benjamin Netanyahu’s services did not detail the nature of his discomfort, but the Israeli media spoke of “chest pain”. Shortly after, Shaarei Tsedek Hospital in Jerusalem said the former prime minister arrived at the hospital and tests on him were found to be “normal.”
“After consultation, it was decided that he would spend the night for observation,” the hospital continued in a statement.
Prime Minister Yair Lapid, Benjamin Netanyahu’s rival in November’s legislative elections, He wished him on Twitter a “prompt and full recovery”.
Legislative elections in November
Israelis are invited to the polls on November 1, for the fifth time in three and a half years, for legislative elections that could confirm the return to activity of Benjamin Netanyahu, the longest-serving head of government in the history of the country. who had left power in the spring of 2021 thanks to a motley coalition currently led by Yaïr Lapid.
The latest polls attribute the Likud (right) of Benjamin Netanyahu, accused of corruption, in first place in voting intentions with just over thirty seats out of the 120 in the Knesset (Parliament).
His “right-wing bloc”, which also includes his allies from the ultra-Orthodox and ultra-right parties, is flirting with the majority threshold (61 deputies) without, however, guaranteeing it will be reached, the polls say.
Source: BFM TV
