(Jerusalem) Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will undergo surgery to fit a pacemaker, his office said in a statement early Sunday, just days after he was released from hospital with a medical condition.
“Prime Minister Netanyahu will undergo a pacemaker implantation procedure tonight at Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer,” the statement said.
“The procedure will take place under sedation, and the Minister of Justice and Deputy Prime Minister Yariv Levin will replace him during this time,” the document adds.
A week ago, Mr. Netanyahu, 73, had left the same medical center after a night of hospitalization following dizziness.
The center then decided to use a Holter monitor to monitor his heart rate as part of cardiological examinations, Professor Amit Segev, head of the cardiology department at Sheba Hospital, said last week.