The wife of the President, Nechama Rivlin, underwent a lung transplant today at Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva.
"As is customary after this procedure, Nechama is anesthetized and respirated until she becomes stronger and breathes on her own. Her condition is stable and she is surrounded by her immediate family," the president's office said.
Nechama needed surgery due to pulmonary fibrosis from which she suffered in recent years.