The 73-year-old was being examined by a doctor at Sheba Hospital, according to his office.

According to reports in Israel, a person close to Netanyahu claimed that after collapsing, he had regained consciousness and was awake and well at the hospital.

The Israeli Prime Minister arrived at the emergency room, according to the premier’s doctor, reports Israel’s Channel 12 TV. He was not reportedly being sedated, and no procedures to declare him incapable were in place.

In the last year, the Israeli prime minister has been admitted to the hospital twice; in October of last year, he was taken there because of chest pains.

His personal physician, Tzvi Berkovitz, told Channel 12 that Netanyahu ‘s condition was stable, adding that he was being examined. pll/lam/rob