Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will on Thursday, 5.1.06, undergo a heart catheterization at a local hospital in Jerusalem. According to an official statement, he will be anesthetized.
Before this announcement it was not clear if the Israeli leader needs to be anesthetized. However, it was decided, in agreement with the Prime Minister, that he would transfer his authority to Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Thursday morning for the duration of the operation and recovery, which the doctors estimate at approximately three hours.
