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Post by sevenofnine on Sept 13, 2016 14:49:45 GMT -5
This is breaking off BBC world news right now
Former Israeli President Shimon Peres has been rushed to a hospital outside Tel Aviv after suffering a stroke.
The 93 year old has been sedated and is breathing with the help of a respirator, his office said. He is now expected to undergo a CT scan.
He had been described as conscious and stable when he arrived at the Sheba Medical Centre in Tel Hashomer.
In January, he underwent successful minor surgery at the same hospital after suffering a small heart attack.
"Shimon, we love you and the entire nation is wishing for your recovery," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tweeted.
www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-37356235
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Post by Daniel on Sept 17, 2016 8:49:47 GMT -5
Trump sends well wishes to Peres
Elad Benari, 16/09/16
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Thursday sent a personal letter to Israel’s former President Shimon Peres, wishing him a speedy recovery from the stroke he suffered earlier this week.
"Melania and I join well-wishers from around the globe in wishing you a swift recovery. You are among the last of a generation of leaders who fought for the right of the Jewish people to shape their own destiny and your legacy stands tall," Trump wrote to Peres, according to a statement from Peres’s office.
In addition, the statement said, Pope Francis sent his wishes for recovery to Peres. The Pope prayed for strength for the family, and for a full recovery.
more
www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/217880
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Post by sevenofnine on Sept 17, 2016 11:25:30 GMT -5
I haven't hear any medical update ever since the story broke they hush it up on Israel news wires
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Post by sevenofnine on Sept 27, 2016 13:19:44 GMT -5
According to Israel 24 feed on Twitter they claim he really get bad
i24NEWS English @i24news_EN · 4h4 hours ago
#BREAKING: Family of former Israeli president Peres asked to come to hospital to say farewells
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Post by sevenofnine on Sept 27, 2016 13:31:01 GMT -5
Here full story sound like Israel 24 has inside source perhaps in Peres family Family of former president Peres asked to come to hospital to say farewells Peres' condition has deteriorated since suffering a stroke and internal bleeding nearly two weeks ago The family of former Israeli President and Nobel laureate Shimon Peres' were asked Tuesday to gather at the hospital to say their farewells, Israeli media reported, hours after doctors said that his condition had taken a turn for the worse. Peres was hospitalized two weeks ago following a major stroke. Doctors said Peres' condition deteriorated drastically and that his neurological condition was 'irreversible' after suffering extensive cerebral bleeding following a stroke. Some media reported he suffered "massive organ failure." Peres, 93, has been [ sedated and on a respirator] since he was hospitalized earlier this month, but doctors had expressed their intention to gradually www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel/society/126455-160927-peres-neurological-condition-irreversable-following-stroke-doctors-say |
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Post by sevenofnine on Sept 27, 2016 22:19:47 GMT -5
Actually I was watching Al Jazeera live stream when it broke
The death of Shimon Peres at the age of 93 marks the departure of the last major figure in Israel's founding generation.
He died on Wednesday in a hospital after suffering a major stroke.
Peres - one of the disciples of David Ben Gurion, Israel's first prime minister - spent his long political career in the public spotlight, but his greatest successes were engineered in the shadows, noted Yaron Ezrahi, a politics professor at Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/01/israel-elder-statesman-shimon-peres-dead-93-160128070510467.html
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