Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to undergo surgery for a hernia, according to an announcement from his office. The procedure will be performed under full anaesthesia, rendering him unconscious during the operation. The hernia was discovered during a routine checkup, prompting the need for surgical intervention. During Netanyahu’s absence, Justice Minister Yariv Levin, a trusted confidant and also deputy prime minister, will assume the role of acting prime minister.
Mr. Netanyahu, aged 74, has maintained a demanding schedule throughout Israel’s nearly six-month-long conflict with Hamas. His doctors have affirmed his overall good health, despite previous medical procedures such as a hernia operation in 2013 and the fitting of a pacemaker last year.
