AMMAN - Jordan's King Abdullah will undergo minor surgery on Tuesday, the royal palace said in a statement.
The 63-year-old monarch will be treated for an incisional hernia at the country's King Hussein Medical City.
The palace did not say how long he will be in hospital for.
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