Peres, 93, is in severe but stable condition, and is intubated and sedated, following Tuesday’s stroke, said Dr. Yitshak Kreiss, manager of Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, where Peres is being treated.
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Doctors briefing journalists about the former president’s medical condition.
Former President Shimon Peres suffered a stroke and was hurried to Sheba Hospital.
Rafi Walden, Peres’ son-in-law and personal physician, told the crowd that Peres had “responded well” when the dosage of medication was reduced. “He woke up, opened his eyes, and understood what we told him”.
Walden said in the morning that he had responded to his environment, but it was decided nonetheless to continue to sedate him.
“So he doesn’t need to make an effort to breath, so that he doesn’t become upset by what is happening around him and have a rise in his blood pressure”, he said.
Shimon Peres’ son Chemi Peres has spoken to the media saying: “These are hard hours for me and my family”.
Shimon Peres is Considered the last surviving member of Israel’s founding fathers.
On the Right, Likud MK Amir Ohana said that even though his political camp often disagreed with Peres, certainly about the Oslo Accords, it wishes him a speedy recovery, good health and a long life as someone who always wanted what’s good for Israel.
“I know that my father did not care about anything as much as he cares about people, as much as he cares about Israel, the Jewish people and the people in Israel”.
He later was elected Israel’s ninth president and served from 2007-14, repeatedly expressing himself politically, which is unusual for the office. He returned to the hospital 10 days later after suffering from an irregular heartbeat.
The veteran politician has held nearly every major political office since Israel was founded in 1948.
The last of Israel’s founding fathers, Peres has held almost every major office in the country, including prime minister twice and president, a mostly ceremonial post, from 2007 to 2014.
He battled Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin for Labor Party leadership in the 1980s and 1990s, eventually becoming Rabin’s foreign minister. He remains active through his non-governmental Peres Center for Peace, which promotes coexistence between Arabs and Jews.
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Earlier this year Mr Peres was twice taken to hospital for heart problems but quickly released.
