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| Former Israeli president Shimon Peres in hospital after suffering stroke | Former Israeli president Shimon Peres in hospital after suffering stroke |
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| Shimon Peres, the former Israeli president, has been sedated and placed on a respirator after suffering a stroke and being rushed to a hospital, his office has said. | Shimon Peres, the former Israeli president, has been sedated and placed on a respirator after suffering a stroke and being rushed to a hospital, his office has said. |
| An official in Peres’ office said the 93-year-old underwent a CT scan, but that results were not yet available. The official spoke on condition of anonymity pending a formal announcement. | |
| Israeli TV stations reported that Peres was suffering bleeding in the brain and described the stroke as serious. | |
| Early this year, Peres was twice taken to hospital with heart problems but quickly released. His office said Peres received a pacemaker last week. | |
| Just hours before the stroke, Peres had uploaded a video to his Facebook account urging the public to buy locally made products. In the video, Peres appears somewhat weary but is otherwise alert and coherent. | |
| Peres has held virtually every senior political office in Israel over a seven-decade career, including three terms as prime minister as well as stints as foreign minister and finance minister. | Peres has held virtually every senior political office in Israel over a seven-decade career, including three terms as prime minister as well as stints as foreign minister and finance minister. |
| He won the 1994 Nobel peace prize for his work in reaching an interim peace agreement with the Palestinians. | |
| Peres has remained active since completing his seven-year term as president in 2014, and is one of the country’s most popular public figures. | Peres has remained active since completing his seven-year term as president in 2014, and is one of the country’s most popular public figures. |
| In a message posted on Facebook, the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, wished Peres a speedy recovery. “Shimon, we love you and the entire nation wishes you get well,” he said. | In a message posted on Facebook, the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, wished Peres a speedy recovery. “Shimon, we love you and the entire nation wishes you get well,” he said. |