NETANYAHU RUSHED TO HOSPITAL, CAUSING BRIEF PANIC

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was feeling “very well” Saturday evening after experiencing mild dizziness and being rushed to a hospital for examination.

Netanyahu, 73, caused a brief panic Saturday afternoon when his office announced that he had checked into the Sheba Medical Center, a leading hospital near Tel Aviv, Israel.

In a statement, his office said that the prime minister had felt mildly dizzy Saturday and went to the medical center on the advice of his personal physician, Dr. Zvi Berkowitz.

Concerns subsided hours later after Netanyahu released a video in which he appeared energetic and healthy, and explained how he had ended up in the hospital.

Netanyahu said he had spent Friday in the sun at the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel, where temperatures reached 100 degrees Fahrenheit, “with no hat, without water — not a good idea.”

“Thank heavens, I’m feeling very well,” Netanyahu added. “I have just one request of you: We’re undergoing a heat wave in this country. So I ask of you: Spend less time in the sun, drink more water, and may we all have a good week.”

A spokesperson for Netanyahu said Saturday that the prime minister was fully conscious during the journey to the hospital and subsequent tests, and that he was joking with the hospital’s staff and doctors. It was later announced that he would stay the night at the center.

“Initial tests have been normal and shown no findings,” the prime minister’s office said in a statement. “The initial assessment is dehydration. At the doctors’ recommendation, the PM is continuing to undergo additional routine tests.”

A spokesperson for the medical center confirmed the details.