JERUSALEM, Dec 19: Israel’s Prime Minister Ariel Sharon rested in a Jerusalem hospital on Monday after a minor stroke that raised questions over his political future, but doctors said he should recover fully.

The hefty 77-year-old former general, battling for re-election after pulling Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip and remaking Israel’s political landscape, was rushed to hospital on Sunday.

Doctors said Sharon would stay for further tests and if all went well would be discharged on Tuesday, though aides said it would take longer to return to full working capacity. The blood clot on his brain went without causing any lasting damage.

“There is an excellent chance this will not repeat itself,” said chief neurologist Tamir Ben-Hur.—Reuters