Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been taken to the emergency room of a hospital near Tel Aviv. His condition is good and he is currently being examined, his office said in the afternoon. Later in the evening it was said that he would have to stay in the hospital overnight.

Israeli media reported that he was unwell. According to a spokesman, he was dehydrated. In a video message from the hospital, Netanyahu later said that the day before he had been in the sun without water and a hat. There is also a heat wave in Israel at the moment. “Thank God I feel very good.”

The 73-year-old Netanyahu had been in the hospital several times in the past due to health problems.