Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu quietly underwent treatment for prostate cancer, he stated Friday as he publicized the outcomes of his annual medical examination.
It is the primary time the longest-serving chief in Israel’s historical past has acknowledged that he was identified with cancer.
Netanyahu, 76, underwent surgical procedure for an enlarged prostate in December 2024, an operation the Prime Minister’s Office had disclosed publicly on the time. In the newest check-up following the surgical procedure, Netanyahu revealed in a press release on social media that docs found a malignant tumor in his prostate of lower than a centimeter.
The Prime Minister’s Office additionally launched two letters from his docs to accompany the revelation on social media. “This is an early detection of a very small lesions, with no metastases, as all other tests confirmed beyond any doubt,” one letter stated.
He doesn’t reveal when the final examine was, however an Israeli supply aware of the matter advised CNN that the cancer was identified a number of months in the past. Netanyahu started present process radiation remedy about two and a half months in the past, in accordance with the supply, and had lately accomplished the treatment.
Netanyahu says he made the choice to endure focused radiation remedy and “the spot disappeared completely.”
“Thank God, I am healthy,” Netanyahu stated on social media. “I had a minor medical issue with my prostate that was completely treated.” He says he delayed the discharge of his annual medical report – which revealed he had been identified with cancer – by two months in order that it wouldn’t be used as propaganda by Iran.
