Live Update
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Peres suffers stroke, is ‘stable and fully conscious’
The former president’s office says Peres was hospitalized “after suffering a stroke.”
“He is stable and fully conscious,” his office says in a statement.

Former French ambassador in Israel Patrick Maisonnave and former president Shimon Peres attend a rally at Rabin square in Tel Aviv on November 14, 2015 (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)