We’re just getting word that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has just been taken to the hospital!
Bibi, as he is affectionately known, is being treated for a fever, and other possible maladies.
The breaking news comes via Reuters:
Netanyahu was suffering from a fever and coughing, several media reports said. Netanyahu’s office had no immediate comment.
BREAKING: Reuters reports, citing Israeli media: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu taken to hospital, suffering from high fever, undergoing examination
— Evan Rosenfeld (@Evan_Rosenfeld) March 27, 2018
Fox Business just ran a breaking report on the hospitalization as well:
#BreakingNews: Israeli Prime Minister @netanyahu has been taken to the hospital for examination. pic.twitter.com/UQYgVHIbfx
— FOX Business (@FoxBusiness) March 27, 2018
Supporters of Netanyahu and the state of Israel offered their thoughts and prayers for the Prime Minister.
My thoughts and prayers go out to @netanyahu. https://t.co/VyrP1EPsTi
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) March 27, 2018
Prayers 🙏🏾
— REGINA PEYTON#THE CURSED RYAN MCCONNELL MUST GO➕ (@000reginapeyto1) March 27, 2018
Pray For Israel & PM#pray #Israel #PrimeMinister #Hospitalization #Netanyahuhttps://t.co/3FwyMq0MI1
— Sara (@saracoslp) March 27, 2018
Pray for Netanyahu.🙏🙏🙏🙏 https://t.co/3eHTLUOR0T
— Ellie Campisi4 (@EllieCamp4) March 27, 2018
Pray for Benjamin Netanyahu – בנימין נתניהו https://t.co/dGkcCRpgwx
— Dwight Nave (@Naveman01) March 27, 2018
Pray for Bibi, Pray for Israel…
PM Netanyahu hospitalized for high fever…#Israel
https://t.co/QdxbHSJGWE via @ynet— Tomas 🇺🇸 I AM THE NRA 🇺🇸 (@Tomas3percenter) March 27, 2018
#BREAKING Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been taken to the hospital per Israeli Media. #Pray
— SusanKnowles (@SusanKnowles) March 27, 2018
This is a breaking news story. We’ll refresh with updates as soon as they become available.
UPDATE: A report from the Jerusalem Post indicates the cause behind Bib’s hospitalization:
.@Jerusalem_Post: “According to a statement put out by the Prime Minister’s Office, Netanyahu’s physican Dr. Tzvi Berkowitz ordered the tests, and said that Netanyahu did not sufficiently complete the period of rest required for recovery from a flu he suffered two weeks ago”
— Andrew Peng (@TheAPJournalist) March 27, 2018
