以色列的沙龍病情惡化

Former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon's health has deteriorated further, with hospital officials now saying he is in a "slow, steady decline."

The director of the Tel Hashomer hospital (, Zeev Rotstein,) said Friday that Mr. Sharon's kidneys and other vital organs are now malfunctioning.

The hospital said Thursday the 85-year-old former Israeli leader was in critical condition. He has been in a coma since suffering a stroke in 2006 at the height of his political power.

Mr. Sharon was one of Israel's most iconic and controversial figures. In mid-2005, he directed a unilateral withdrawal of Israeli troops and settlers from the Gaza Strip, ending a 38-year military control of the territory.

It was considered by many to be a shocking turnaround for a man who had been a leading player in building Jewish settlements in captured Palestinian territories.以色列前總理沙龍的健康進一步惡化，醫院當局目前表示他的狀況正在緩慢、穩步地下降。

特哈休莫醫院的負責人基夫.羅特斯坦星期五說，沙龍的腎臟和其他重要器官的功能已經紊亂。

這家醫院星期四說，現年85歲的前以色列領導人健康狀況堪憂。沙龍自2006年在政治權力頂峯時期出現的一次中風後一直昏迷。

沙龍是以色列一位標誌性人物也是最具爭議的領導人之一。2005年中期，他指揮了一次從加沙地帶單方撤離以色列軍隊和定居者的行動，結束了持續了38年對該地區的軍事控制。

沙龍的舉動被很多人認爲是一個令人震驚的轉變，因爲他曾是在被佔領的巴勒斯坦領地上建造猶太人定居點的一名主導者。