Court Documents Reveal Netanyahu’s Medical Condition: Severe Infection After Surgery
Court documents filed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s defense team on Friday revealed that the prime minister had suffered a severe infection after his prostate gland was surgically removed earlier last month. Netanyahu submitted a request to the Jerusalem District Court, where he is on trial for corruption, to reduce the number of days he would testify next week, after he was allowed to delay his testimony for his operation and recovery.
According to the request, Netanyahu’s physicians said he must avoid any activity lasting for more than three hours without rest in the coming week and also avoid traveling a long distance, sitting or standing for extended periods. His defense attorney, Amid Haddad, requested that Netanyahu only testify one day next week, and not the three days scheduled by the court, that testimony would begin one hour later than the 9 am hour set by the court and that he be allowed to rest during his testimony.
Haddad said Netanyahu’s involvement in the hostage-release deal, which he has “undertaken to fulfill despite his medical condition,” has delayed his recovery. The prosecution, however, opposes any reduction in the number of days that the prime minister must testify, after reviewing the medical documents submitted to the court.