Netanyahu says he was successfully treated for prostate cancer

TEL AVIV, April ‌24 (Reuters) - Israeli ​Prime ​Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that he had received successful treatment for early-stage prostate ‌cancer, without specifying when the treatment took ⁠place.

In a statement on social media, as his annual medical report ‌was released, Netanyahu, 76, ‌said an early stage malignant tumor had been discovered during a routine checkup. He said "targeted treatment" ​had removed "the problem" and left no trace of it.

According to the medical report, which otherwise said ⁠the prime minister was in good health, Netanyahu was treated with radiation ​therapy for early-stage prostate cancer. Neither the medical report nor Netanyahu said when the treatment ​occurred.

Israel's longest-serving prime minister said ‌that he had delayed the release of the medical report by two months to ⁠prevent Iran from spreading "false propaganda against Israel".

In March, during the fighting with Iran, rumors that circulated on social ⁠media and aired on Iranian state media claimed that Netanyahu had died. ​The Israeli leader recorded a video of himself visiting a Jerusalem cafe in March to refute the claims.

Netanyahu underwent surgery ‌on his prostate in 2024 after he was diagnosed with a urinary tract infection ‌resulting from a benign prostate enlargement. In 2023, ⁠he was fitted with ‌a pacemaker. Elections ​are due to be held in Israel by October.

(Reporting by Alexander Cornwell; Editing by Sharon ‌Singleton)

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