Housing Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer was reported to be in satisfactory condition Tuesday night after undergoing triple bypass surgery.
The Cabinet minister was hospitalized at Hadassh-Hebrew University Medical Center in the Ein Kerem section of Jerusalem.
He was said to be conscious in the cardiac recovery room, but breathing with the aid of a Mechanical respirator.
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