Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he is “in excellent physical condition” after the publication of his annual medical report revealed recent treatment for prostate cancer.
In a post on X, Mr Netanyahu said that during routine medical monitoring following successful surgery for an enlarged benign prostate, doctors found an early-stage malignant tumour.
He said treatment had “removed the problem and left no trace of it”.
He said he delayed the release of his medical report, that contained details about the treatment, by two months as he wanted to avoid “the terrorist regime in Iran from spreading more false propaganda against Israel.”
At the height of the fighting in March, rumours circulated online that Netanyahu had been injured or killed.
"I had a minor medical issue with my prostate that was completely treated. Thank God, it's behind me," he said.
Mr Netanyahu said doctors found a “tiny spot of less than a centimetre” in his prostate at a routine check-up following prostate surgery in December 2024, that turned out to be “a very early stage of malignant tumour, without any spread of metastasis.
In the lengthy post, Netanyahu also said he chose to undergo treatment because "when I'm given information in time about a potential danger, I want to address it immediately".
He added: "This is true on the national level and also on the personal level".
