Israel’s ex-president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres suffered a stroke and the 93-year-old was being treated at a hospital near Tel Aviv, his office said. Peres was admitted to Sheba Medical Centre at Tel HaShomer “after suffering a stroke,” his office said in a statement. / AFP PHOTO /
JERUSALEM, Israel (AFP) — The chances of survival for former Israeli president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres are “pretty good”, his personal doctor and son-in-law said Wednesday after the 93-year-old suffered a major stroke.
“His condition is critical but stable,” Raphy Walden told journalists on a conference call. “Chances of survival are pretty good.”
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