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| Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was taken to a hospital with a fever on Tuesday evening, local media have reported. The politician was discharged on Wednesday morning after being diagnosed with a viral infection. | |
| Netanyahu left the hospital on Wednesday after undergoing a series of medical tests, the PM’s office said in a statement, noting that “a mild viral infection in the upper respiratory tract” was determined to be the cause of the PM’s health scare. | |
| Taking to Twitter, Netanyahu confirmed that he had been released from the facility, thanking well-wishers for all their concerns. “I am sure that some rest and hot soup will sort it all out,” he wrote. | |
| The hospital did not elaborate on which tests the Israeli leader had taken, stating that he was advised to have a rest and take his prescribed medication. | |
| Netanyahu’s symptoms include high fever and coughing and are apparently due to complications of a streptococcal throat infection, a correspondent for the Israeli daily Haaretz reported. | Netanyahu’s symptoms include high fever and coughing and are apparently due to complications of a streptococcal throat infection, a correspondent for the Israeli daily Haaretz reported. |
| Dr. Zvi Herman Berkowitz, the PM’s personal physician,said that Netanyahu did not get enough rest to recover from an illness he suffered two weeks ago, according to Israeli media. | Dr. Zvi Herman Berkowitz, the PM’s personal physician,said that Netanyahu did not get enough rest to recover from an illness he suffered two weeks ago, according to Israeli media. |
| Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman will take Netanyahu’s place at the cabinet meeting on Wednesday, if the PM is unable to attend, Haaretz reported. | Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman will take Netanyahu’s place at the cabinet meeting on Wednesday, if the PM is unable to attend, Haaretz reported. |
| The 68-year-old prime minister and his wife were questioned by police on Monday in the ongoing probe into allegations of bribery, fraud and breach of trust. | The 68-year-old prime minister and his wife were questioned by police on Monday in the ongoing probe into allegations of bribery, fraud and breach of trust. |
| He is reportedly undergoing additional tests at the Haddassah Hospital in Jerusalem, on the advice of his doctor. The hospital said there is a possibility he might have pneumonia. | He is reportedly undergoing additional tests at the Haddassah Hospital in Jerusalem, on the advice of his doctor. The hospital said there is a possibility he might have pneumonia. |