Former President Zalman Shazar’s condition has worsened since he was admitted to Hadassah Hospital Sunday for an unspecified ailment. Doctors there have expressed “concern” over his condition and have forbidden all visitors. They have refused to divulge the nature of his illness But informed sources said the 85-year-old Shazar was suffering from complications of an ailment in the urinary tract.
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