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President Rivlin undergoes medical checks after ‘unusual’ back pain

President Reuven Rivlin announces he is tasking Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid with forming a new government, during a speech at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, May 5, 2021. (Haim Zach/GPO)
President Reuven Rivlin has undergone medical examinations at Hadassah Hospital Mount Scopus due to “unusual” back pain he has experienced in recent days, his office says.
Rivlin will receive medicine and will undergo further medical checkups.
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