Journalists wait at the Chaim Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer, where Ariel Sharon is hospitalized, near Tel Aviv, Israel, on Jan. 10, 2014. The condition of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who has been in a coma for eight years and is critically ill lately, has further worsened, the hospital spokesperson confirmed to Xinhua Thursday. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

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Israeli hospital says Sharon's health deteriorating

JERUSALEM, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- The health condition of former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon is continuing to deteriorate and only "a miracle" would stop the decline, the hospital where he is being treated said on Monday.

Sharon's health, who has been comatose in the past eight years due to a stroke, took a turn for the worse last Wednesday. Full story