Israeli PM Netanyahu suffers from intestinal inflammation after food poisoning, to rest for three days
A Reuters report, which quoted the PM's office, said that the 75-year-old PM fell ill overnight and was found to be suffering from intestinal inflammation and dehydration, for which he is receiving intravenous fluids.
'In accordance with his doctors' instructions, the prime minister will rest at home for the next three days and will manage state affairs from there,' his office added.
Netanyahu was fitted with a pacemaker in 2023 and last December he had his prostate removed after he was diagnosed with a urinary tract infection, the report said.
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