- Netanyahu did not say when the treatment took place.
- Delayed publication of medical report by two months: Israel’s prime minister.
- Move aimed at preventing Iran from spreading “propaganda”.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that he had received successful treatment for early-stage prostate cancer, without specifying when the treatment took place.
In a statement on social media when his annual medical report was released, Netanyahu, 76, said an early-stage malignant tumor had been discovered during a routine check-up. He said “targeted treatment” had removed 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 being treated with radiation therapy for early-stage prostate cancer.
Neither the medical report nor Netanyahu said when the treatment took place.
Israel’s longest-serving prime minister said he had delayed the publication of the medical report by 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 visiting a cafe in Jerusalem in March to deny the allegations.
Netanyahu underwent surgery on his prostate in 2024 after he was diagnosed with a urinary tract infection resulting from a benign prostate enlargement. In 2023, he was fitted with a pacemaker. Elections are to be held in Israel in October.
