India, April 24 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he recently had a successful treatment for cancer and he was "in excellent physical condition."

In a post on X, the Israeli leader said the doctors discovered "a very early stage of a malignant tumor in the prostate.

The 76-year-old leader said the tumor was discovered during a routine check-up after surgery for an enlarged benign prostate a year and a half ago.

"A year and a half ago, I underwent successful surgery for an enlarged benign prostate, and since then I have been under routine medical monitoring. In the last monitoring, a tiny spot of less than a centimeter was discovered in the prostate," he said.

"Upon examination, it turned out to be a very early stage of...