{"id":49001,"date":"2026-04-24T15:04:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T15:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=49001"},"modified":"2026-04-24T15:04:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T15:04:29","slug":"netanyahu-says-he-was-successfully-treated-for-prostate-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=49001","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu says he was successfully treated for prostate cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin \u200cNetanyahu said on Friday that he had received successful treatment for early-stage prostate cancer, without specifying when the treatment took place.<\/p>\n<p>In a \u200bstatement on social media, as his annual medical \u200breport was released, Netanyahu, 76, said an early \u2060stage malignant tumour had been discovered during a routine \u200bcheckup. He said &#8220;targeted treatment&#8221; had removed &#8220;the problem&#8221; and left no \u200btrace of it.<\/p>\n<p>\u05d4\u05d9\u05d5\u05dd \u05d4\u05ea\u05e4\u05e8\u05e1\u05dd \u05d4\u05d3\u05d5\u05f4\u05d7 \u05d4\u05e8\u05e4\u05d5\u05d0\u05d9 \u05d4\u05e9\u05e0\u05ea\u05d9 \u05e9\u05dc\u05d9.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u05d1\u05d9\u05e7\u05e9\u05ea\u05d9 \u05dc\u05e2\u05db\u05d1 \u05d0\u05ea \u05e4\u05e8\u05e1\u05d5\u05de\u05d5 \u05d1\u05d7\u05d5\u05d3\u05e9\u05d9\u05d9\u05dd \u05db\u05d3\u05d9 \u05e9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d0 \u05dc\u05d0 \u05d9\u05e4\u05d5\u05e8\u05e1\u05dd \u05d1\u05e9\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d4\u05de\u05dc\u05d7\u05de\u05d4 \u05e2\u05dc \u05de\u05e0\u05ea \u05e9\u05dc\u05d0 \u05dc\u05d0\u05e4\u05e9\u05e8 \u05dc\u05de\u05e9\u05d8\u05e8 \u05d4\u05d8\u05e8\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d1\u05d0\u05d9\u05e8\u05d0\u05df \u05dc\u05d4\u05e4\u05d9\u05e5 \u05e2\u05d5\u05d3 \u05ea\u05e2\u05de\u05d5\u05dc\u05ea \u05db\u05d6\u05d1 \u05e0\u05d2\u05d3 \u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u05d0\u05e0\u05d9 \u05de\u05d1\u05e7\u05e9 \u05dc\u05e9\u05ea\u05e3 \u05d0\u05ea\u05db\u05dd \u05d1\u05e9\u05dc\u05d5\u05e9\u05d4 \u05d3\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd:<\/p>\n<p>1 &#8211; \u05d1\u05e8\u05d5\u05da \u05d4\u05e9\u05dd, \u05d0\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05d0.<\/p>\n<p>2 &#8211; \u05d0\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d1\u05db\u05d5\u05e9\u05e8 \u05d2\u05d5\u05e4\u05e0\u05d9 \u05de\u05e6\u05d5\u05d9\u05d9\u05df.<\/p>\n<p>3 &#8211; \u05d4\u05d9\u05d9\u05ea\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d9 \u05d1\u05e2\u05d9\u05d4\u2026<br \/>\n\u2014 Benjamin Netanyahu &#8211; \u05d1\u05e0\u05d9\u05de\u05d9\u05df \u05e0\u05ea\u05e0\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5 (@netanyahu) April 24, 2026<\/p>\n<p>According to the medical report, which otherwise said the prime minister was in good health, Netanyahu was treated with radiation \u200btherapy for early-stage prostate cancer. Neither the medical report \u200bnor Netanyahu said when the treatment occurred.<\/p>\n<p>Read More: Netanyahu requests delay in his corruption trial testimony<\/p>\n<p>Israel&#8217;s longest-serving prime minister said \u200cthat \u2060he had delayed the release of the medical report by two months to prevent Iran from spreading &#8220;false propaganda against Israel&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>In March, during the fighting with Iran, rumours that circulated \u200bon social \u200bmedia and \u2060aired on Iranian state media claimed that Netanyahu had died.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli leader recorded a \u200bvideo of himself visiting a Jerusalem cafe in \u200bMarch \u2060to refute the claims.<\/p>\n<p>\u05d0\u05d5\u05de\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd \u05e9\u05d0\u05e0\u05d9 \u05de\u05d4? \u05e6\u05e4\u05d5 &gt;&gt; pic.twitter.com\/ijHPkM3ZHZ<br \/>\n\u2014 Benjamin Netanyahu &#8211; \u05d1\u05e0\u05d9\u05de\u05d9\u05df \u05e0\u05ea\u05e0\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5 (@netanyahu) March 15, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu underwent surgery on his prostate in 2024 after he was diagnosed with a urinary tract infection resulting \u2060from \u200ba benign prostate enlargement. In 2023, \u200bhe was fitted with a pacemaker.<\/p>\n<p>Elections are due to be held in \u200bIsrael by October.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin \u200cNetanyahu said on Friday that he had received successful treatment for early-stage prostate cancer, without specifying when the treatment took place. In a \u200bstatement on social media, as his annual medical \u200breport was released, Netanyahu, 76, said an early \u2060stage malignant tumour had been discovered during a routine \u200bcheckup. 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