Israel’s Netanyahu to Undergo Prostate Surgery Under Anesthesia
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will undergo surgery on Sunday under full anesthesia to remove his prostate.
“On Wednesday, the prime minister underwent an examination at the Hadassah Hospital, where an infection in the urinary tract resulting from a benign enlargement of the prostate was discovered,” Netanyahu’s office said. “Since then, for a few days, he’s received antibiotic treatment that eradicated the infection” but doctors opted to go ahead with the operation.