Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel was discharged from hospital on Sunday in what medical officials described as “excellent condition”, after an overnight stay involving a series of tests and being fitted with an implanted heart monitor.

Netanyahu, 73, had been admitted on Saturday to the Sheba Medical Centre, a leading hospital near Tel Aviv, after feeling mild dizziness. The medical staff concluded that he was dehydrated.

On Sunday morning, he underwent heart tests, which the Prime Minister’s office and hospital officials said had all come back clear.

“His heart is completely normal, without any findings,” Prof. Amit Segev, the director of the hospital’s cardiology unit, said in a statement shortly before Netanyahu’s release.

Netanyahu released a video on Saturday evening from the hospital looking cheerful and stating that he was “feeling very well”, seeking to allay fears about his well-being.

He said he had spent Friday in the sun at the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel, where temperatures had reached 38 degrees Celsius, “with no hat, without water — not a good idea”.

New York Times News Service