Shimon Peres, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and one of Israel's founding fathers, has died. He was 93.
The elder statesman was hospitalized two weeks ago after suffering a major stroke. He was put in a medically induced coma after significant bleeding in the brain. Doctors had said his condition was improving before he suffered a severe setback Tuesday, ultimately ending in his death on Wednesday, the official government Israel News Agency reported. archive.is/7fCYN