The Jerusalem District Court postponed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's weekly appearances until January 6, at the request of his lawyer, due to an operation to remove his prostate due to an infection, scheduled for Sunday.
“The hearing should resume next week, on Monday January 6,” detailed the court, which wished him a speedy recovery.
Netanyahu's lawyer, Amit Hadad, has requested the postponement of hearings in his client's corruption trial scheduled for this week, arguing that the prime minister will have to remain hospitalized for “several days” after the procedure, for which he requires general anesthesia .
Netanyahu has been accused since 2019 of fraud, bribery and breach of trust in three corruption cases tried jointly since 2020, as part of a lengthy process in which the prime minister began testifying this month after several delays due to war.
The prime minister offered his first testimony on December 10 and has already testified six times before the Tel Aviv District Court, where hearings were moved due to the presence of a bunker.
The Prime Minister's Office announced last night that Netanyahu would undergo surgery this Sunday to remove his prostate following a medical examination last Wednesday at Jerusalem's Hadassah Hospital, where he was diagnosed with a “urinary tract infection resulting from 'benign prostatic hypertrophy'. prostate.” prostate.”
The 75-year-old prime minister has since received antibiotic treatment which cured the infection.
Netanyahu previously underwent surgery on March 31 to remove a hernia, for which he required general anesthesia and from which he recovered within days.
The Prime Minister also required an operation in July 2023 to have a pacemaker implanted, after detecting a heart problem during a medical examination upon admission after fainting during a visit to the Sea of Galilee . EFE
