Earlier this year, the government told journalists that Sata spent a working holiday in Israel, though the Israeli media later reported that he was there to receive medical treatment.
Mapema mwaka hu, serikali iliwaambia waandishi wa habari kwamba Sata alikuwa kwenye mapumziko ya kikazi nchini Israel, ingawa vyombo vya habari vya Israeli baadae viliandika kwamba alikuwa kule kupata matibabu.