Netanyahu to undergo surgery for hernia discovered during routine checkup

Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

File - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a cabinet meeting at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv on January 7, 2024. (Ronen Zvulun/POOL/AFP)
File - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a cabinet meeting at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv on January 7, 2024. (Ronen Zvulun/POOL/AFP)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will undergo surgery for a hernia tonight after the meeting of the war cabinet, his office announces.

Netanyahu will be under full anesthesia during the operation.

The hernia was discovered during a routine checkup last night.

Justice Minister Yariv Levin, who is also deputy prime minister, will fill Netanyahu’s role temporarily.

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