Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced he will be fully sedated to undergo surgery for a hernia.
The operation will take place after a meeting of his war cabinet this evening, his office has announced.
The hernia was discovered during a routine checkup last night.
Justice Minister Yariv Levin, who is also deputy prime minister, will fill Mr Netanyahu’s role temporarily during the procedure.
Mr Netanyahu previously underwent a hernia operation in 2013 and had a pacemaker fitted last year.
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