Netanyahu 'successfully underwent routine colonoscopy' Friday: PM office
Netanyahu has been admitted to hospital several times since returning to office in December 2022, according to information provided by his office.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads the weekly cabinet meeting at the Defence Ministry in Tel Aviv on 7 January 2024. Picture: RONEN ZVULUN / POOL / AFP
JERUSALEM - The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the 75-year-old premier "successfully underwent a routine colonoscopy" at a hospital in Jerusalem on Friday.
"Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu successfully underwent a routine colonoscopy this morning at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem," a statement from his office said.
It comes after the United States said Thursday Israel had approved a new Gaza ceasefire proposal submitted to Hamas, but the Palestinian militant group said it failed to satisfy its demands.
Netanyahu has been admitted to hospital several times since returning to office in December 2022, according to information provided by his office.
In July 2023, less than three months before the start of the Gaza war triggered by Hamas's surprise attack on Israel, Netanyahu had a pacemaker implanted after a brief hospitalisation following complaints of dizziness.
In March 2024, he underwent hernia surgery before having his prostate removed in December of the same year.