Former president Shimon Peres expressed his sympathies over the death Sunday of former defense minister and MK Binaymin 'Fuad' Ben-Eliezer. 'I remember Fuad as a courageous fighter and IDF commander, as a warm, loving person whose heart was planted deep in the soil of the country and the fate of its people,' he stated. Peres continued, extending his condolences to the Ben-Eliezer's family and friends.