Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday confirmed he was treated for prostate cancer, marking his first public disclosure. He said he underwent surgery about 1.5 years ago and later received radiation therapy for a small tumour at Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem. Netanyahu said he delayed the announcement to avoid impact during the Iran war, calling it a “minor medical issue”.
Jerusalem: Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday said he was treated for prostate cancer and is now healthy. It's his first public acknowledgment of the diagnosis.
He said that roughly a year and a half ago he had prostate surgery. Then two and a half months ago, his doctors discovered and treated a small tumour at Jerusalem's Hadassah Hospital with radiation therapy. That was not announced at the time.
“I requested to delay its publication by two months so that it would not be released at the height of the war” against Iran, the 76-year-old Israeli leader said, to prevent “more false propaganda against Israel.” He said he was healthy and called the tumour a “minor medical issue.” Netanyahu's health was the subject of speculation during the early weeks of the war with Iran as fake, AI-generated images circulated suggesting he had died, including on Iranian state media.
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