Shimon Peres, the former Israeli president and Nobel prize winner has died,
two weeks after suffering a stroke.
Mr Peres, 93, has been in hospital near Tel Aviv since September 13, when he was admitted feeling unwell and suffered the stroke with internal bleeding.
Israel had been on edge over the health of its last remaining founding father, who has been under sedation and respiratory support in intensive care for the last fortnight.
Mr Peres has held nearly every major office in the country, serving twice as prime minister and also as president, a mostly ceremonial role, from 2007 to 2014.
Read the article in The Australian.