Netanyahu will be absent from the cabinet meeting because of a mild flu. The meeting will be chaired by Minister Yariv Levin instead of the Prime Minister.

Last July, Netanyahu was hospitalized after claiming he was dehydrated. However, the doctors performed tests on his heart and installed a monitoring device. A week later, he was rushed into surgery to implant a pacemaker in his heart.. Netanyahu said in a message he published, adding: "I feel great but I listen to my doctors."