Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will remain in the hospital in Jerusalem overnight Monday-Tuesday as planned, after he underwent successful prostate removal surgery on Sunday evening.
Channel 12 reported that he would likely remain in the hospital on Tuesday night as well; hospital staff had said Sunday that he would spend several days under observation.
After his surgery, Netanyahu’s office announced that had been moved to an underground, fortified recovery ward at Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem. He was moved to the fortified recovery ward due to fears he could be targeted by rocket or missile fire during the ongoing war.
The prime minister was under full anesthesia for the procedure, which his office said was scheduled after doctors discovered an infection in his urinary tract resulting from a benign enlargement of the prostate. (Read More)
