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<\/a><\/p>\nIsrael\u2019s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a ceremony on Yom HaZikaron, at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on April 21, 2026. (Ilia YEFIMOVICH \/ POOL \/ AFP)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cI requested to delay its publication by two months so that it would not be released at the height of the war, in order not to allow the Iranian terror regime to spread even more false propaganda against Israel,\u201d Netanyahu wrote in a post on X.<\/p>\n
The Israeli leader said the treatment \u201cremoved the problem and left no trace of it\u201d and he was now in \u201cexcellent physical condition.\u201d<\/p>\n
The director of the Sharett Oncology Institute at Hadassah Medical Center, Aron Popovtzer, said in a video statement, that a routine medical examination following Netanyahu\u2019s December 2024 prostate removal surgery had uncovered a 0.35-inch, early stage adenocarcinoma. Popovtzer said that Netanyahu had undergone radiation treatment \u201ctwo and a half months ago,\u201d ahead of the joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran in late February, and that he had recently undergone a medical test that found the cancer had \u201cdisappeared.\u201d<\/p>\n
Netanyahu, 76, added that the tumor was \u201cvery common among men my age,\u201d and that, upon examination, \u201cit turned out to be a very early stage of a malignant tumor, with no spread or metastases whatsoever.\u201d<\/p>\n
The announcement of the Israeli leader\u2019s diagnosis, which follows online rumors falsely speculating that he had died in March, comes as Israel approaches an election cycle expected in the next six months. Netanyahu\u2019s approval ratings have remained volatile amid the Iran war, with Hebrew University reporting earlier this month that 10% of Israelis viewed the war as successful, while support for Netanyahu was at 34%.<\/p>\n
Netanyahu signaled in his post that his health revelation should not cause anyone to doubt his ability to lead.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou already know me,\u201d Netanyahu wrote. \u201cWhen I\u2019m given information in time about a potential danger, I want to address it immediately. This is true on the national level and also on the personal level. That\u2019s what I did.\u201d<\/p>\n