2 minutes agoBenjamin Netanyah is hospitalised
Periskopi(a year ago)
(a year ago)The Israeli prime minister's office announced that he was subjected Sunday to an operation to abolish the prostate, a development that comes as Benjamin Netanyahu manages numerous crises, including the war in Gaza, as well as a court process in his charge, under suspicion of corruption. Netanyah, who has had a number of health problems [...]
Netanyah, who has had a number of health problems in recent years, has made great efforts to strengthen a public image as a healthy and energetic leader. During his trial this month, he boasted of working 18 hours a day.
Seventy-five-year-old, among the world's top leaders, US President Joe Biden, 82, President-elect Donald Trump, 78, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, 79, and Pope Francescu, 88.
Problems with prostate are common among older men, but surgery can have consequences.
Judges overseeing Mr. Netanyah's loading judicial process accepted his lawyer's request Sunday to cancel three days of evidence scheduled for this week, due to his hospital deployment for “several days”.
Netanyah's office said Justice Minister Yariv Levin, a close ally of his, would serve as prime minister in office during the operation.
Problems with prostate are common and in many cases easily treatable. However, the operation seems somewhat dimming Mr. Netanyah's image at a time when he more than ever would like to appear strong, while his country faces constant threats. / VOA
