Netanyahu reveals he was treated for prostate cancer but held back publicising diagnosis due to Iran war

NewsWorldMiddle EastNetanyahu reveals he was treated for prostate cancer but held back publicising diagnosis due to Iran warIsraeli PM said he has recovered and in good health after being diagnosed with early-stage cancer James C. Reynolds Friday 24 April 2026 13:16 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2964327","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/netanyahu-prostate-cancer-treatment-iran-war-b2964327.html","title":"Netanyahu reveals he was treated for prostate cancer before Iran war"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-23453","index":0}Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on 21 April (Reuters)On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Middle...