TEL HASHOMER (Israel), July 16 — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to be discharged from hospital today after no irregularities were found in tests that included subcutaneous heart monitoring following his admission for dehydration, doctors said.
Netanyahu, 73, was taken yesterday to Sheba Hospital in Tel Hashomer, near his private residence in coastal Caesarea, and kept overnight under observation, his office said.
In a video statement issued from the hospital, he appeared to be in good spirits and said he had holidayed at the Sea of Galilee without properly protecting himself from a heatwave.
Sheba today confirmed its original diagnosis of dehydration and said Netanyahu would be discharged within hours.
As part of additional medical tests, Netanyahu was fitted with a subcutaneous holter, or heart monitor, and found to be “in complete cardiac health”, the hospital statement said.
Israel’s weekly cabinet meeting, usually held on Sunday, has been postponed to Monday, his office said. — Reuters
