Former Israeli President Shimon Peres in “critical but stable” condition after suffering stroke

Shimon Peres, 93, who was the president of Israel from 2007 to 2014 is in a critical but stable condition following a stroke attack on Tuesday, his personal doctor said today.

Raphy Walden, who is Peres’s personal physician as well as his son in law, said

 

“there was no imminent threat to” the former president’s life. Peres’s chances of survival, Valden said, are “pretty good. I talked to him and asked him to press my hand, and he did so vigorously, and we are definitely convinced that he is awake and listening and reacting,” Valden told reporters gathered at the Sheba Medical Center in Tel HaShomer.

 This is good news compared to news from Israel on Tuesday where the former president suffered extensive inter-cranial bleeding following the stroke.