Shimon Peres died this morning according to multiple reports . The man served as twice the prime minister and then president. It is believed that he is one of the last of a generation of Israeli politicians present at the new nation.
BBC reports that, he suffered a stroke about two weeks ago and though his conditions improved , it became worst on Tuesday leading to his eventual departure in the early hours of today.
His son Chemi led tributes to “one of the founding fathers of the state of Israel” who “worked tirelessly” for it.
He won the Nobel Peace prize in 1994 for his role negotiating peace accords with the Palestinians a year earlier.
Our condolences.