Israel’s Netanyahu Says He Will Be Fitted With Pacemaker In a single day

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu might be fitted with a pacemaker in a single day between Saturday and Sunday, he stated in a video assertion launched by his workplace.

“Every week in the past I used to be fitted with a monitoring gadget. That gadget beeped this night and stated I have to obtain a pacemaker and that I have to do that already tonight,” Netanyahu stated within the video. “I really feel nice, however I have to hearken to my docs.”

Netanyahu, 73, was standing within the video and smiling. He stated his docs assured him he could be discharged from the hospital “tomorrow afternoon.”

His workplace stated he would endure the process at Sheba Medical Heart in Tel HaShomer. Netanyahu was hospitalised there in a single day on July 15 for what his workplace stated was dehydration that occurred after he had been on vacation on the Sea of Galilee with out correctly defending himself from a heatwave.

The hospital on July 16 confirmed its unique prognosis of dehydration and stated further exams involving a subcutaneous holter monitor had discovered Netanyahu to be “in full cardiac well being,” although the gadget would permit his medical crew to proceed monitoring his well being.

(Reporting by Maayan Lubell; Modifying by Paul Simao)

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