The director of the Rehabilitation Hospital at the Sheba Medical center Shlomo Noy announces the death of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon during a press conference at the Chaim Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer near Tel Aviv, Israel, on Jan. 11, 2014. 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. (Xinhua/JINI)