Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Ex-Israeli PM and President Shimon Peres dies aged 93

The former Israeli President and the Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres has died at the age of 93 at a hospital in Tel Aviv after his condition deteriorated following a stroke, local media report.

Peres was admitted to the medical facility two weeks ago where he was intubated and sedated, with doctors expressing cautious optimism in the days immediately following his hospitalization.

However, on Tuesday the former top politician suffered a serious setback incurring irreversible brain damage, The Times of Israel reported .... https://www.rt.com