Israel’s PM Netanyahu to undergo prostate removal surgery, his office says

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to undergo prostate removal surgery on Sunday, his office said after he was diagnosed with a urinary tract infection.

The procedure comes with Israel at war against Hamas militants in Gaza more than 14 months after the Palestinian militants carried out an unprecedented attack on Israel on October 7 last year.

Netanyahu underwent a test at Hadassah Hospital on Wednesday, where he was “diagnosed with a urinary tract infection resulting from a benign prostate enlargement”, the prime minister’s office said in a statement.

“As a result, the prime minister will undergo prostate removal surgery tomorrow,” it said.

In March, Netanyahu underwent a hernia surgery while in July last year he was fitted with a pacemaker after a medical scare.

Meanwhile, Qatar’s prime minister met a Hamas delegation in Doha on Saturday to discuss a “clear and comprehensive” ceasefire deal to end the war in Gaza, a statement said.

  

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