The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahuwill undergo heart surgery to implant a pacemakerhis office said in a statement on Sunday, just days after he was released from hospital for health complications.
“Prime Minister Netanyahu will submit tonight to a procedure to implant a pacemaker at the Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer,” the press release added.
“The procedure will be carried out under sedation, during which time the Minister of Justice and the Prime Minister in charge, Yariv LeninThey will be in his place,” he added.
A week ago Netanyahu, 73, was discharged from the same medical center after staying overnight in the hospital after suffering from health and dizziness.
At that time, as part of the cardiology teststhe center decided to use a Holter monitor to examine his heart rhythm, Sheba Medical Center lead cardiology professor Amit Segev said last week.
