Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu underwent surgery on Sunday for a hernia. Netanyahu‚ 74‚ had the operation following a meeting with the war cabinet. ICYMI: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will undergo surgery on Sunday for a hernia‚ his office said‚ at a time when he is waging a war against Hamas in Gaza‚ and less than a year after he was fitted with a pacemaker. https://t.co/H2ODsKAWoQ https://t.co/q0K0YTthG2 — NEWSMAX (@NEWSMAX) April 1‚ 2024 The Times of Israel reports: Doctors and Netanyahu’s office said in a statement at around 1:30 a.m. that the surgery had gone as planned and had been a success. “He is awake‚ recovering and speaking with his family‚” said Prof. Alon Pikarsky‚ the hospital’s director of general surgery‚ who worked on the prime minister. According to the Prime Minister’s Office‚ the hernia was discovered during a routine checkup on Saturday evening. His office did not say where in the body the hernia had been discovered‚ although they are most common in the abdomen and hip areas. An official at the PMO said Sunday afternoon that the prime minister was feeling well and was following his planned schedule‚ which included a meeting with the families of female IDF soldiers held hostage in Gaza‚ as well as the war cabinet meeting. The prime minister suffered a ‘transient heart block’ last year and underwent surgery to be fitted for a pacemaker. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said that he was undergoing a procedure to receive a pacemaker. In a short statement‚ Netanyahu’s office said Israel’s leader would be placed under sedation. A top deputy was to stand in for him. https://t.co/pQs4MO14ey — The Associated Press (@AP) July 22‚ 2023 Netanyahu previously had a hernia in 2013 that required surgery‚ CNN noted. WATCH: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu undergoes surgery for a hernia as thousands call for him to step down. @BrittClennett reports. https://t.co/EG1ZIK3c9J pic.twitter.com/JvJ8N9GrMp — Good Morning America (@GMA) April 1‚ 2024 Per CNN: The surgery meant Israel’s leader was temporarily out of action with the nation at war with Hamas in Gaza following the October 7 attacks. Israel’s deputy prime minister and justice minister‚ Yariv Levin‚ stepped in for Netanyahu while he was incapacitated. In a news conference Sunday in Jerusalem ahead of the surgery‚ Netanyahu said he was optimistic about the results of the procedure and that he will return to work “very quickly.” “I assure you that I will get through this treatment successfully and return to action very quickly‚” Netanyahu said. The operation took place amid renewed talks between Israel and Hamas in Cairo‚ according to a report in Egyptian media. The negotiations to secure the release of the remaining Israeli hostages held by the militant group in exchange for a ceasefire in the conflict that has seen more than 32‚000 Gazans killed had reached an impasse last week.