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Meeting of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with US Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford in Jerusalem on 70th anniversary of VE Day.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was to undergo a medical procedure Thursday evening (May 25) under sedation to shatter a stone in his urinary bladder.

The prime minister’s personal physician, Dr. Tzvi Berkovich attended the procedure.

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During the time the prime minister was under sedation, Likud Minister Ze’ev Elkin served as Acting Prime Minister.

JewishPress.com extends its wishes for a “refuah sheleyma” (complete and speedy recovery) to Prime Minister Netanyahu.

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Hana Levi Julian is a Middle East news analyst with a degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from Southern Connecticut State University. A past columnist with The Jewish Press and senior editor at Arutz 7, Ms. Julian has written for Babble.com, Chabad.org and other media outlets, in addition to her years working in broadcast journalism.