Just two days after undergoing prostate removal surgery, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left a Jerusalem hospital against his doctor’s orders to help his party pass a divisive budget law.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu underwent successful surgery Sunday to have his prostate removed, hospital officials said, a procedure that came as he manages multiple crises including the war in Gaza and his trial for alleged corruption.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu got up from his hospital bed to call on unruly coalition partners to fall in line and back his government's 2025 budget after hardline rebels threatened to pull support for the bill.

Last Wednesday, Netanyahu, 75, underwent an examination at Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem, during which a urinary tract infection caused by a benign prostate enlargement was identified. On March 31, Netanyahu underwent successful hernia surgery, also at Hadassah Medical Center.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu checked out of a hospital against medical advice on Tuesday to attend a critical budget vote — just days after undergoing prostate surgery. The 75-year-old leader was spotted arriving at Israel’s Knesset with his personal doctor after earlier leaving the Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem,

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