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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the road to recovery after heart procedure, shares thank you message
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TEL AVIV — Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was fitted with a pacemaker early Sunday after he was rushed to hospital hours before a key vote on his controversial judicial reforms.
Doctors said the procedure had gone well, but Netanyahu, 73, would remain at the Sheba Medical Center in Tel Aviv for observation.
Netanyahu had been admitted “because of what we call transit heart block,” Professor Eyal Nof said in YouTube video posted by the medical center.
He added a heart monitor, which was implanted in Netanyahu just over a week ago when he was rushed to hospital with dehydration, had alerted them to the problem.
“During the night we implanted a pacemaker,” Nof said. “All went well. The prime minister is doing very well this morning.”
A spokesperson for Netanyahu’s office said the procedure was “successfully completed” and the prime minister was “feeling well.” They added that he will remain at the hospital for observation and he was expected to be released later today.
In a brief videotaped statement released at 2 a.m. local time (7 p.m. ET), Netanyahu said he felt “excellent, but I listen to my doctors.”
The prime minister’s office said that justice minister Yariv Levin would stand in for him while he was under sedation.
The Prime Minister shared an update on his health from a location that appears to be his hospital suite saying "thank you ❤️"
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