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Israel's Netanyahu to Undergo Hernia Surgery


Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during weekly cabinet meeting, Jerusalem, Aug. 4, 2013.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during weekly cabinet meeting, Jerusalem, Aug. 4, 2013.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was set to undergo hernia surgery late Saturday.

Netanyahu was admitted to a Jerusalem hospital after complaining of abdominal pain.

The surgery is expected to take about an hour and Netanyahu is expected to be released on Sunday.

A Cabinet meeting planned for Sunday will be postponed.
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