Last weekend we told you that Prime Minister Netanyahu was rushed to the hospital with chest pains. Well it turned out to be pretty serious.

According to reports, he had emergency heart surgery and was fitted with a pacemaker. He says he’s back to excellent health:

Here’s more from Breitbart:

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was recovering in hospital Sunday morning after being fitted with a pacemaker.

The procedure took place at Sheba Medical Centre in Tel HaShomer, his office said.

“The implant went smoothly without any complications,” said Roy Beinart, who manages the arrhythmia centre at Sheba Medical Center, Sky News reported.

“He is not in a life-threatening condition and he feels great and is returning to his daily routine.”

Netanyahu was summoned urgently on Saturday evening after a “temporary arrhythmia” was detected and doctors decided to act immediately.

In a video statement released by his office on Saturday, Netanyahu said: “A week ago I was fitted with a monitoring device. That device beeped this evening and said I must have a pacemaker and that I must do this already tonight.

“I feel great, but I need to listen to my doctors.”

A “preliminary assessment” by doctors suggested he had suffered from dehydration, but later test results showed he was “in complete cardiac health”, and Netanyahu’s office said he was feeling “very good.”

I’m glad Netanyahu is recovering well from his heart surgery. At 73-years-old those kind of surgeries can take a toll on people and I hope he is back to his full routine quickly.