Netanyahu in 'good condition' after successful prostate surgery
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in a good condition after a successful operation on his prostate, his office says. The 75-year-old has had a series of health issues in recent years, the latest being an operation to remove a benign enlarged prostate after a urinary tract infection.
Mr Netanyahu's office said he is fully conscious after his surgery at Jerusalem's Hadassah Medical Center finished "successfully". Justice Minister Yariv Levin, a close ally, has been serving as acting prime minister while the leader is out of action. Earlier this year, Mr Netanyahu had surgery for a hernia and had a pacemaker fitted last year.
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Mr Netanyahu denies charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust. The judges accepted a request from his lawyer to call off three days of testimony scheduled for the coming week. The lawyer, Amit Hadad, had argued that the PM would be sedated for the procedure and hospitalised for "a number of days".
