- Netanyahu does not reveal when the treatment occurred.
- Two-month delay in publishing medical report: Israeli Prime Minister.
- Measures aimed at preventing Iran from spreading “propaganda.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that he had received successful treatment for early-stage prostate cancer, without specifying when the treatment was performed.
In a statement on social media as his annual medical report was released, Netanyahu, 76, said an early-stage malignant tumor had been discovered during a routine checkup. He said the “targeted treatment” had eliminated “the problem” and left no trace of it.
According to the medical report, which otherwise said the prime minister was in good health, Netanyahu was treated with radiation therapy for early-stage prostate cancer.
Neither the medical report nor Netanyahu said when the treatment occurred.
Israel’s longest-serving Prime Minister said he had delayed the release of the medical report for two months to prevent Iran from spreading “false propaganda against Israel.”
In March, during the fighting with Iran, rumors circulating on social media and broadcast on Iranian state media claimed that Netanyahu had died.
The Israeli leader recorded a video of himself visiting a Jerusalem cafe in March to refute the claims.
Netanyahu underwent prostate surgery in 2024 after being diagnosed with a urinary tract infection resulting from a benign enlargement of the prostate. In 2023, he received a pacemaker. Elections will be held in Israel in October.
