Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett was hospitalized overnight Saturday to Sunday at Meir Medical Center in Kfar Saba. Sources close to him said he is in good condition.
Bennett, 53, was taken to the hospital after experiencing discomfort during physical exercise. At the hospital, he underwent a catheterization procedure and remains under observation and further treatment. Meir Medical Center reported that Bennett's condition is good.
Bennett, who is preparing a return to Israeli politics, announced about a month ago that he intends to run in the next election. Last Thursday, following a New York Times exposé about a planned Israeli strike on Iranian nuclear facilities that was ultimately blocked by then-US President Donald Trump, Bennett responded: "The Begin Doctrine on nuclear weapons is to strike and destroy. That's what happened in Iraq and in Syria. The Netanyahu Doctrine is to threaten, threaten, threaten - and then leak that he intended to strike but wasn't allowed. It's another dangerous concept that must not blow up in our faces. There won't be another opportunity like this."
Catheterization is a minimally invasive medical procedure in which a thin tube (catheter) is inserted into a blood vessel or body cavity for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. The most common type is cardiac catheterization, which enables doctors to examine coronary arteries, measure pressures in heart chambers, and identify blockages. In the event of a blockage, the vessel can be widened with a balloon or fitted with a stent.
