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Report: Prime Minister Netanyahu to undergo hernia operation tonight

According to the Prime Minister's Office, the hernia was discovered during a routine examination, and he agreed to an operation under general anasthesia.

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Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.
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The Prime Minister's Office issued a statement today (Sunday) that a hernia had been detected during a routine medical examination of Netanyahu last night.

The statement further read that Netanyahu decided with his doctors to conduct a hernia operation under general anaesthetic once the government agenda was completed today.

While unconscious, Justice Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Yariv Levin will serve in his stead.


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