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  "path": "/news/1994721/netanyahu-says-he-was-successfully-treated-for-prostate-cancer",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-24T13:40:23.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.dawn.com",
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  "textContent": "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that he had received successful treatment for early-stage prostate cancer, without specifying when the treatment took place.\n\nIn a statement on social media, as his annual medical report was released, Netanyahu, 76, said an early stage malignant tumor had been discovered during a routine checkup.\n\nHe said “targeted treatment” had removed “the problem” and left no trace of it.\n\n> According to the medical report, which otherwise said the prime minister was in good health, Netanyahu was treated with radiation therapy for early-stage prostate cancer.\n\nNeither the medical report nor Netanyahu said when the treatment occurred.\n\nIsrael’s longest-serving prime minister said that he had delayed the release of the medical report by two months to prevent Iran from spreading “false propaganda against Israel”.\n\nIn March, during the US-Israeli war on Iran, rumors that circulated on social media and aired on Iranian state media alleged that Netanyahu had died.\n\nThe Israeli leader later recorded a video of himself visiting a Jerusalem cafe in March to refute the claims.\n\n> Netanyahu underwent surgery on his prostate in 2024 after he was diagnosed with a urinary tract infection resulting from a benign prostate enlargement. In 2023, he was fitted with a pacemaker.\n\nElections are due to be held in Israel by October.",
  "title": "Netanyahu says he was successfully treated for prostate cancer"
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