Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu admits suffering from a severe post-prostate surgery tumor

JAKARTA - Israeli Prime Minister (PM) Benjamin Netanyahu admitted that he suffered from early symptoms of a malignant tumor. His disease was diagnosed after undergoing post-prostate surgery health checks.

Netanyahu revealed his health condition after it was reported that he had died as a result of an Iranian attack, so that he was rumored to appear in public through social media using artificial intelligence (AI) results.

"I asked for a two-month delay in publication so that it would not be published at the peak of the war," Netanyahu said on his Twitter account, Friday evening, April 24.

According to the Israeli right-wing extremist, his physical condition is currently in good condition. However, he admitted that he had a small medical problem in the prostate that he had treated.

"A year and a half ago, I had a successful surgery on a benign enlarged prostate, and since then I have been in regular medical monitoring. At the last monitoring, a small spot less than one centimeter was found on the prostate. From the examination, it turned out that it was an extremely early stage of a malignant tumor, without any spread or metastasis at all," said Netanyahu.

Today my annual medical report was published.

I asked that it be delayed for two months so that it would not be published at the height of the war in order not to allow the terrorist regime in Iran to spread more false propaganda against Israel.

I would like to share with you three things:

1 - Thank God, I'm healthy.

2 - I am in excellent physical condition.

3 - I had a problem...

— Benjamin Netanyahu - בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) April 24, 2026

The Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, who also pushed for the death penalty law to be passed, targeted Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons, saying that his health condition after prostate surgery was common in men of his age.

Netanyahu is known to be 76 years old, he is now the third term Israeli PM since December 2022, after previously serving 1996-1999 and 2009-2021.

"Doctors told me that this is very common in men my age, and there are two options: 1 Not to be treated, it can only be monitored. You can live with it, and many people do. 2 Undergo treatment and eliminate the problem," said Netanyahu.