Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon, in a coma since suffering a massive stroke last month, was 78 yesterday.

Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon’s breathing is improving and he may soon be disconnected from a respirator, an Israeli daily newspaper reported today.

ISRAELI Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was rushed to hospital last night after suffering a major stroke and a senior source said he feared there may be no chance of recovery from a brain haemorrhage.

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will undergo a catheterisation procedure in the next two or three weeks to repair a small hole in his heart that apparently led to a minor stroke, his doctors said today.

A woman has been shot dead in the West Bank after gunmen opened fire on an Israeli car.