Gilad Sharon visits his mother Lily Sharon's grave where his father, the late Israeli Prime minister Ariel Sharon, is expected to be buried in Havat Shikmim, a sheep ranch owned by the Sharons, Negev Desert, southern Israel, on Jan. 11, 2014. Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon died on Saturday at the age of 85, the director of the Rehabilitation Hospital at the Sheba Medical center Shlomo Noy confirmed at a press conference in the hospital. (Xinhua)

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Ex-Israeli PM Ariel Sharon dies at hospital at 85

TEL AVIV, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has died on Saturday at the age of 85, the director of the Rehabilitation Hospital at the Sheba Medical center confirmed at a press conference in the hospital.

"The Sheba Medical Center sadly announces the death of former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon," Prof. Shlomo Noy told reporters. Full story