Tel Aviv [Israel], July 17: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been discharged after an overnight hospital stay for check-ups and monitoring following a dizzy spell.
Netanyahu, 73, was rushed to Sheba Medical Center on Saturday after feeling mild dizziness. His office said he had left the hospital about midday on Sunday after stating earlier that his test results were normal and that he was feeling "very good".
According to Dr Amit Segev, Sheba's head of cardiology, Netanyahu had "completed a series of tests and is in excellent condition".
"Our diagnosis, at the end of all the tests performed, including the laboratory tests, is that the reason for the hospitalisation was dehydration," he said in a video statement.
As part of the cardiological tests, Sheba decided to use "a subcutaneous [implanted] Holter" on Netanyahu to "continue regular monitoring" of his heart, Segev said.
Netanyahu's office said he had spent the previous day at the Sea of Galilee, a popular vacation spot in northern Israel where temperatures climbed to about 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) amid a stifling countrywide heatwave. (Agencies)
Source: Qatar Tribune