Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks within the Old City of Jerusalem in May 2023.

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Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks within the Old City of Jerusalem in May 2023.

Maya Alleruzzo/AP

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s workplace mentioned early Sunday that he was present process a process to obtain a pacemaker.

In a brief assertion, Netanyahu’s workplace mentioned Israel’s chief can be positioned underneath sedation. A prime deputy, Justice Minister Yariv Levin, was to face in for him.

The process comes one week after Netanyahu was hospitalized for what his workplace described as dehydration.

Netanyahu’s workplace made the announcement as Israel faces widespread street protests over Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul plan. The plan has triggered months of protests, with lots of of hundreds taking to the streets Saturday night time to display towards it forward of a key parliament vote Monday.

Levin is the mastermind of the overhaul plan.

Netanyahu’s workplace mentioned the prime minister would obtain the pacemaker at Israel’s Sheba Hospital, the place he was handled final week as effectively.

It gave few different particulars however quoted Netanyahu as saying, “The efforts to reach a wide agreement are continuing.”