Netanyahu hit by food poisoning, dehydration recovering at home
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is recovering at home after suffering dehydration linked to intestinal inflammation reportedly caused by spoiled food, according to local media.Netanyahu was examined overnight by Professor Alon Hershko at Jerusalem’s Hadassah-Ein Kerem Medical Center and is receiving intravenous fluids to address dehydration, as reported. His condition has been described as stable, and he is expected to rest at home for the next three days while continuing to manage state affairs remotely.Netanyahu’s last publicly released medical summary, issued in January 2023, noted that he was in a ‘completely normal state of health,’ with no arrhythmia detected and his pacemaker functioning well, as per reports. However, this document was prepared by his personal medical team and did not constitute an official government report.While government protocols advise annual health summaries for prime ministers, Netanyahu did not release any such updates between 2016 and 2023, and no report has been issued so far this year. These guidelines are not legally enforceable, and prime ministers cannot be compelled to disclose their medical details.Previously, Netanyahu made headlines when he left Hadassah-Ein Kerem Medical Center against his doctors’ advice following prostate surgery to personally vote in favor of the ‘Trapped Profits Law’, which narrowly passed with a 59-58 vote. He was accompanied by his physician, Dr Zvi Berkowitz, during the vote in the Knesset, as per reports.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is recovering at home after suffering dehydration linked to intestinal inflammation reportedly caused by spoiled food, according to local media.
Netanyahu was examined overnight by Professor Alon Hershko at Jerusalem’s Hadassah-Ein Kerem Medical Center and is receiving intravenous fluids to address dehydration, as reported. His condition has been described as stable, and he is expected to rest at home for the next three days while continuing to manage state affairs remotely.
Netanyahu’s last publicly released medical summary, issued in January 2023, noted that he was in a ‘completely normal state of health,’ with no arrhythmia detected and his pacemaker functioning well, as per reports. However, this document was prepared by his personal medical team and did not constitute an official government report.
While government protocols advise annual health summaries for prime ministers, Netanyahu did not release any such updates between 2016 and 2023, and no report has been issued so far this year. These guidelines are not legally enforceable, and prime ministers cannot be compelled to disclose their medical details.
Previously, Netanyahu made headlines when he left Hadassah-Ein Kerem Medical Center against his doctors’ advice following prostate surgery to personally vote in favor of the ‘Trapped Profits Law’, which narrowly passed with a 59-58 vote. He was accompanied by his physician, Dr Zvi Berkowitz, during the vote in the Knesset, as per reports.
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