An official medical report released by the Israeli Prime Minister's Office on Friday revealed Benjamin Netanyahu's secret prostate cancer diagnosis, but the Israeli PM claimed that he is totally healthy now.
Taking to X, Netanyahu said the medical report was to be published in February but was later delayed by two months "so that it would not be released at the height of the war, in order not to allow the Iranian terror regime to spread even more false propaganda against Israel."
The medical report revealed that Netanyahu first underwent surgery to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia at Hadassah Medical Centre on December 29, 2024. While this procedure was sucessful and complication-free, an MRI later identified a minuscule suspicious lesion in the prostate. Tests later confirmed presence of early-stage prostate cancer but there was no metastases.
Netanyahu, who was fitted with a pacemaker in 2023, assured the public after the cancer was treated, he is now healthy and in "excellent physical condition".
"I ask to share with you three things,' he wrote on social media: '1 - Thank God, I am healthy. 2 - I am in excellent physical condition. 3 - I had a minor medical issue with my prostate that was completely treated. Thank God, it's behind me,' he posted.
After identifyubng the lesion, the doctors reportedly told Netanyahu that it was common for men of his age and that he can either leave it untreated with regular monitoring or undergo treatment and remove it.
"You already know me. When I'm given information in time about a potential danger, I want to address it immediately," the PM wrote. "This is true on the national level and also on the personal level. That's what I did. I underwent targeted treatment that removed the problem and left no trace of it. I went to a few short treatments, read a book, and continued working."
It should be noted that in March, when the conflict with Iran was at its height, there were rumours circulated by Iranian state media that Netanyahu had died. However, to refute the claims, Netanyahu recorded a video of himself visiting a cafe in Jerusalem.