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| Former Israeli President Shimon Peres 'critical but stable' after stroke | Former Israeli President Shimon Peres 'critical but stable' after stroke |
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| Former Israeli President Shimon Peres is in intensive care after suffering a serious stroke, medical officials say. | Former Israeli President Shimon Peres is in intensive care after suffering a serious stroke, medical officials say. |
| Doctors at the Sheba Medical Centre near Tel Aviv, where he is being treated, said Mr Peres, 93, was "in a critical condition but stable". | Doctors at the Sheba Medical Centre near Tel Aviv, where he is being treated, said Mr Peres, 93, was "in a critical condition but stable". |
| Mr Peres' son-in-law and personal physician said there was "no imminent threat to his life", adding that he had a "pretty good chance of survival". | Mr Peres' son-in-law and personal physician said there was "no imminent threat to his life", adding that he had a "pretty good chance of survival". |
| Dr Rafi Valden said Mr Peres was responsive - he had squeezed his hand. | Dr Rafi Valden said Mr Peres was responsive - he had squeezed his hand. |
| There was "certain optimism" after doctors "lessened the dose of sedation", he said, adding the former president was being sedated and ventilated again to let his brain recover. | |
| "We were happy to see that he was reactive, he was responsive," Dr Valden told journalists. | |
| "We are definitely convinced that he is awake and listening and reacting," he said, adding that it was difficult to establish his neurological condition while sedated. | |
| Doctors had earlier said the stroke had caused "lots of bleeding". | Doctors had earlier said the stroke had caused "lots of bleeding". |
| Earlier reports indicated Mr Peres had been put into a medically induced coma. Doctors later said he had been sedated and intubated. | |
| 'Difficult hours' | |
| Mr Peres' son, Chemi, said the family was going through some "difficult hours". | Mr Peres' son, Chemi, said the family was going through some "difficult hours". |
| "I'm optimistic. I'm a great believer in my father. He's a unique person. And I pray with all my heart, together with my family, that things will improve from this point on," he said. | "I'm optimistic. I'm a great believer in my father. He's a unique person. And I pray with all my heart, together with my family, that things will improve from this point on," he said. |
| Dr Valden said the former president had been taken to hospital for examination after feeling a "vague head ache" and "some weakness". | |
| While there, he had a stroke in the right side of the brain, he added. | |
| Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tweeted: "Shimon, we love you and the entire nation is wishing for your recovery," | |
| Nobel prize | Nobel prize |
| In January, he underwent successful minor surgery at the same hospital after suffering a small heart attack. | In January, he underwent successful minor surgery at the same hospital after suffering a small heart attack. |
| The veteran politician has held almost every major political office since Israel was founded in 1948, and was the architect of Israel's secret nuclear programme. | The veteran politician has held almost every major political office since Israel was founded in 1948, and was the architect of Israel's secret nuclear programme. |
| He twice served as prime minister and was president from 2007 to 2014. | He twice served as prime minister and was president from 2007 to 2014. |
| He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994 for his role negotiating the Oslo peace accords with the Palestinians a year earlier, a prize he shared with Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, who was later assassinated, and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. | He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994 for his role negotiating the Oslo peace accords with the Palestinians a year earlier, a prize he shared with Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, who was later assassinated, and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. |
| Despite his age, Mr Peres has maintained an active public schedule, mostly through his non-governmental Peres Centre for Peace, which promotes closer ties between Israel and the Palestinians. | Despite his age, Mr Peres has maintained an active public schedule, mostly through his non-governmental Peres Centre for Peace, which promotes closer ties between Israel and the Palestinians. |
| Hours before his hospitalisation, Peres uploaded a video to his Facebook page urging people to buy local products. | Hours before his hospitalisation, Peres uploaded a video to his Facebook page urging people to buy local products. |
| When leaving hospital after his heart treatment in January, Mr Peres told reporters he was "so happy to return to work, that was the whole purpose of this operation". | When leaving hospital after his heart treatment in January, Mr Peres told reporters he was "so happy to return to work, that was the whole purpose of this operation". |