Netanyahu to undergo surgery to 'implant pacemaker': Israel PM office | Inquirer News

Netanyahu to undergo surgery to ‘implant pacemaker’: Israel PM office

/ 09:03 AM July 23, 2023

Benjamin Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu attends a special session of the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, to approve and swear in a new right-wing government, in Jerusalem December 29, 2022. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/Pool/File Photo

Jerusalem — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will undergo surgery to implant a pacemaker, his office said in a statement early on Sunday, just days after he was discharged from hospital following a health scare.

“Prime Minister Netanyahu will tonight undergo a procedure to implant a pacemaker at Sheba Medical Centre at Tel Hashomer,” the statement said.

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“The procedure will be carried out under sedation, during which time Justice Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Yariv Levin will stand in for him,” it added.

A week ago Netanyahu, 73, had been discharged from the same medical center after a night of hospitalization following complaints of dizziness.

At that time as part of cardiological tests, the centre had decided to use a Holter monitor to monitor his heart rhythm, Sheba’s head of cardiology professor Amit Segev said last week.

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