Ariel Sharon (R) listens to his son Omri during a Knesset (Israeli Parliament) session in Jerusalem in 2004. Omri Sharon served as a member of the Knesset from 2003 to 2006. (AFP PHOTO/MENAHEM KAHANA)

Former PM David Ben Gurion (front), C.O.S Haim Bar Lev (C) and Ariel Sharon (top) visiting the Israeli Army posts along the Egyptian border, near the Suez Canal in 1971. (AFP PHOTO/HO/GPO)

Ariel Sharon at the right bank of the Suez Canal, a few days before he left the army to become a right-wing politician in 1974. 85-year-old Sharon died at a hospital near Tel Aviv after spending eight years in a coma. (AFP PHOTO)

Ariel Sharon (R) talking to then-Prime Minister Menahem Begin in Tel Aviv, Israel in 1981. Sharon was Israel's defence minister from 1981 to 1983. (AFP PHOTO)

Ariel Sharon (foreground) rides an armoured personnel carrier on a tour of Israeli units advancing to the outskirts of Beirut during the Israeli occupation. Sharon masterminded the 1982 invasion of Lebanon, which earned Israel global condemnation. (AP Photo/Israeli Defence Ministry)

The late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat (L) next to Ariel Sharon (R) during the Wye River Peace talks in Wye Mills in 1998. (AFP PHOTO/GPO/AVI OHAYON)

Ariel Sharon is escorted by soldiers and police officers to a rally attended by about 1,000 militant Jews in Hebron, Palestine. (AP Photo/Greg Marinovich, File)

Ariel Sharon (R) shakes hands with UN Secretary General Kofi Annan (L) after the two made speeches in 1999 at United Nations headquarters in New York. (AFP PHOTO/Matt CAMPBELL)

A Palestinian family watches an Israeli bulldozer demolishing houses in Kadim, West Bank. Four settlements were evacuated in the West Bank as part of Ariel Sharon's disengagement plan in 2005. (AFP PHOTO/SAIF DAHLAH)

Tens of thousands of Israeli settlers and right-wing supporters march at a Gaza beach in 2005 as they flock to the Gush Katif bloc of settlements at the heart of the Gaza Strip to protest against Ariel Sharon's disengagement plan. (AFP PHOTO/DAVID FURST)

Children of Israeli settlers demonstrate in front of Ariel Sharon's residence in Jerusalem in 2005, protesting his failure to rehouse them after they left their Gaza Strip homes. 8,000 settlers left voluntarily or were expelled during Israel's pullout of civilians and soldiers. (AFP PHOTO)

Black tarpaulin sheets are set up to hide the back of an ambulance reportedly carrying Ariel Sharon after he was transported from Jerusalem to Sheba medical centre in 2006. Sharon suffered a stroke in 2006 and had been in a coma till he died. (AFP PHOTO/YOAV LEMMER)

Israeli schoolchildren show a photo album that they would like to present to Ariel Sharon, at the Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital in Jerusalem in 2006. Sharon, who had been comatose since suffering a massive stroke in 2006, died on Saturday. (AFP File/PATRICK BAZ)

Israelis visit the grave of the wife of late Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and where Sharon is expected to be buried, outside his farm in Havat Hashikmim, southern Israel. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Palestinian refugees living in the the Shatila camp in Lebanon hand out sweets as they celebrate following the news of the death of former Israeli premier Ariel Sharon. Sharon was known for masterminding the 1982 massacre of hundreds of Palestinians in Beirut's refugee camps. (AFP PHOTO/ANWAR AMRO)

Israelis pay their respects in front of the coffin of former prime minister Ariel Sharon outside the Knesset in Jerusalem. Israelis are paying their respects to Ariel Sharon, whose controversial life inspired admiration and provoked revulsion. (AFP/MENAHEM KAHANA)

A visitor gets his teeth whitened at the Teeth Bright booth during the 2014 International CES at the Las Vegas Convention Center. (AFP/Joe Klamar)

NomadBrush founder and CEO Don Lee uses a NomadBrush Flex paintbrush stylus and an oil painting app to paint on an iPad at the 2014 International CES in Las Vegas. Each bristle of the paintbrush stylus, which was recently released and is priced at $29, is conductive. (AFP/Robyn Beck)

Innvo Labs present Pleo RB, a robotic life form seen here at the 2014 International CES in Las Vegas that can change its mind and mood just as you do. (AFP/Joe Klamar)

The Nabu, a wristband that acts like a fitness tracker but also serves up notifications, texts and emails like a smartwatch, on display at the Razer booth at the 2014 International CES in Las Vegas. (AP/Jae C. Hong)

Pigs made on a 3D printer are displayed in the Sculpteo booth at the 2014 International CES in Las Vegas. (AFP/Getty Images/Justin Sullivan)

Play-i's three-wheeled robot for children "Bo" moves its arm to play a tune at the 2014 International CES in Las Vegas. “Bo” helps teach youngsters about programming and is controlled with an iPad via a Bluetooth-based remote control app. (AFP/ Robyn Beck)

Panasonic's 4K curved OLED televisions are displayed at the Panasonic booth at the 2014 International CES in Las Vegas. The 55-inch set curves both ways. (AFP/Getty Images/David Becker)

Toyota shows their future mobility concept Toyota FV2 at the 2014 International CES in Las Vegas. It is a single-seater vehicle that can be operated while standing or sitting. (AFP/Joe Klamar)

Christine Hsu shows Paro Robots, a therapeutic gizmo used to interact with patients in hospitals at the 2014 International CES in Las Vegas. (AFP /Joe Klamar)

Street-inspired funky-coloured headphones by SMS Audio seen here at the 2014 International CES in Las Vegas. (AFP/Joe Klamar)

Sen.se's Mother and Motion Cookies, which are able to track a range of information, including movement and temperature seen here at the 2014 International CES in Las Vegas. (AP/Jae C. Hong)

Couples kiss after midnight in Times Square during the New Years Eve celebration on January 1, 2013 in New York City. An estimated one million revellers endured long hours of cold weather to have a front seat to this year's star studded celebration. (AFP/Getty Images/Christopher Gregory)

Fireworks explode over Palm Jumeirah in Dubai to celebrate the new year. Dubai shattered the world record for the largest ever pyrotechnic display on New Year's Eve with a show involving more than half a million fireworks. (AFP/Karim Sahib) 

Fireworks explode over the Houses of Parliament, including Queen Elizabeth II tower which holds the bell known as Big Ben, as London celebrates the arrival of New Year's Day. The annual firework display is the culmination of the New Year's Eve celebrations.(AP/Alastair Grant)

Fireworks explode over the London Eye and the Houses of Parliament along the river Thames during New Year celebrations in central London, just after midnight on January 1, 2014. (AFP/LEON NEAL)

Thousands of people attending New Year’s Eve celebrations in London experienced the world's first multi-sensory fireworks display that revellers were able to taste and smell, as well as see and hear. (Richard Chambury/AP Images for Vodafone)

Fireworks explode over the river Rhine can be seen over the Cologne Cathedral during a New Year's party in Cologne, western Germany. (AFP/PATRIK STOLLARZ)

Ukrainians ignite sparklers as they celebrating the New Year in the Ukrainian capital Kiev's main square on Jan 1, 2014. At least 100,000 Ukrainians sang the country's national anthem together at the square on New Year's Eve in a sign of support for integration with Europe. (AP/Sergei Chuzavkov)

Pro-European Union activists hold lights as they sing the Ukrainian national anthem, celebrating the New Year in the Ukrainian capital Kiev's main square early Wednesday, Jan 1, 2014. (AP/Efrem Lukatsky)

Caroline Hjelt and Aino Jawo of Icona Pop perform on stage ahead of midnight at the New Year's Eve 2014 Celebration in Times Square on Dec 31, 2013 in New York City. (AFP/Getty Images/Neilson Barnard)

People greet the new year in costumes on January 1, 2014 in Coin near Malaga, Spain. (AFP/Jorge Guerrero)

Picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Jan 1, 2014 shows fireworks over Pyongyang after midnight to mark the New Year. (AFP/KCNA via KNS) 

Fireworks for the new year's celebration launch from the boats at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 1, 2014. (AFP/Yasuyoshi Chiba)

People on a rooftop in the Pavao Pavaozinho slum watch fireworks exploding over Copacabana beach during New Year's Eve celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Jan 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Fireworks explode over Ebrie Lagoon during New Year celebrations in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on Jan 1, 2014. The government has implemented safety measures to avoid another deadly stampede that killed at least 60 and injured 49 during the 2013 New Year festivities. (AFP/Sis Kambou)

Fireworks burst over the Singapore skyline during New Year celebrations. An eight-minute firework display was launched in a five-pronged formation that illuminated the skyline to welcome 2014. (AFP/Roslan Rahman)

Fireworks explode near Malaysia's landmark Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur during the New Year 2014 celebrations. (AFP)

People release balloons to celebrate the New Year during the annual countdown ceremony by the Prince Park Tower in Tokyo. Some 2,000 balloons were released in the air carrying visitors' wishes. (AFP/Kazuhiro Nogi)

A lightshow illuminates the Great Wall during a New Year countdown event at the Great Wall in Beijing. Hundreds of people gathered at the landmark to celebrate the New Year. (AFP/Wang Zhao)

Fireworks explode over Hotel Indonesia Roundabout in Jakarta to celebrate the New Year. (AFP/Bay Ismoyo)

Thousands of people celebrate the New Year during a countdown event in front of the Bosingak Pavilion, in downtown Seoul, South Korea. (AFP/Woohae Cho)

Perfomers perform on stage during a 2014 New Year's countdown party in Yangon, Myanmar. (AFP/Ye Aung Thu)

Indian sports players from the Madan Mohan Malviya Stadium light candles during an event to welcome the New Year in Allahabad. People around the world are welcoming 2014. (AFP/Sanjay Kanojia)

Actors dressed as the Russian Ded Moroz (Grandfather Frost) (L) and his companion Snegurochka (Snow Maiden) (R) take part a New Year parade in the Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek. (AFP/Vyacheslav Oseledko)

An Indian reveller poses on New Year's Eve in Amritsar. This is a last year New Year's Eve as the country cancelled most of its official New Year's celebrations after the fatal gang rape of a student on a New Delhi bus on December 16. (AFP/Narinder Nanu)

People take part in a traditional sea bathing to mark new-year's end on a nudist beach in Le Cap d'Agde, southern France. (AFP/Pascal Guyot)

Balinese children wearing traditional costumes dance during a parade for this year's last sundown in Bali island, Indonesia on New Year's Eve. (AP/Firdia Lisnawati)

Runners take part in the 89th Sao Silvestre New Year's eve road race at the start, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Twenty-seven thousand runners participated in the 15 km traditional New Year's Eve event. (AFP/Nelson Almeida)

Fireworks explode over the heads of tourists and locals as the clock hits midnight to celebrate the New Year on the waterfront in the New Zealand town of Queenstown early on January 1, 2014. (AFP/Marty Melville)

Fireworks explode over the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia. Tonnes of explosives lit up Australia's biggest city at midnight, with fireworks shooting off the Opera House for the first time in more than 10 years. (AP/Rob Griffith)

Myanmar SEA Games organising committee chairman U Thint Hsan (R) hands over the SEA Games flag to Singapore's Acting Minister for Manpower Tan Chuan-Jin during the 27th SEA Games closing ceremony in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. (AP/Vincent Thian)

Performers from Singapore dance after Singapore received the SEA Games federation flag during the closing ceremony of the 27th SEA Games in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. (AFP/Soe Than Win)

Performers row a flowered boat during their performance at closing ceremony of the 27th SEA Games in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. (Photo: 27th SEA Games flickr)

Performers in traditional attire show off Myanmar's traditional royal elephant dance, performed on auspicious occasions, during the closing ceremony of the 27th SEA Games in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. (AP/Vincent Thian)

A performer balances a cane ball on his head during a traditional performance showcasing chinlone, Myanmar's traditional sport, at the closing ceremony of the 27th SEA Games in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. (Photo: 27th SEA Games flickr)

Students juggle cane balls with their feet during their performance at the closing ceremony of the 27th SEA Games in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. (AFP/Ye Aung Thu)

Performers play the drums during the closing ceremony of the 27th SEA Games in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. (AFP/Ye Aung Thu)

Students in colourful garb put on a performance during the closing ceremony of the 27th SEA Games in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. (AFP/Ye Aung Thu)

Myanmar President Thein Sein (L) and his wife Khin Khin Win wave during the closing ceremony of the 27th SEA Games in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. (Photo: 27th SEA Games flickr)

ASEAN countries' flags are carried into the stadium during the closing ceremony of the 27th SEA Games in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. (AP/Vincent Thian)

Fireworks light up the sky during the closing ceremony of the 27th SEA Games in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. The regional sporting extravaganza which returned to the country after a 44-year absence came to a close on December 22. (AFP/Ye Aung Thu)

Emergency services personnel use a hydraulic lift to investigate the cause of a ceiling collapse at the Apollo Theatre in Central London. (AFP/LEON NEAL)

A theatre hoarding is displayed outside the site of a ceiling collapse at a theatre in Central London. (AFP/LEON NEAL)

Emergency services personnel use a hydraulic lift to investigate the cause of a ceiling collapse at a theatre in Central London. (AFP/LEON NEAL)

Emergency services personnel assemble behind a cordon following a ceiling collapse at a theatre in Central London. (AFP/LEON NEAL)

Police and emergency services personnel assist in operations as people rescued stand wrapped in emergency blankets behind a cordon following a ceiling collapse at a theatre in Central London. (AFP/LEON NEAL)

An injured man is treated inside an ambulance following a ceiling collapse at a theatre in Central London. (AFP/LEON NEAL)

An injured woman cries inside an ambulance following a ceiling collapse at a theatre in Central London. (AFP/LEON NEAL)

An injured woman is taken towards a waiting ambulance on a stretcher following a ceiling collapse at a theatre in Central London. (AFP/LEON NEAL)

Injured people sit wrapped in emergency blankets on a London bus used for casualties following a ceiling collapse at a theatre in Central London. (AFP/LEON NEAL)

Police and emergency services personnel assist in operations behind a cordon following a ceiling collapse at a theatre in Central London. (AFP/LEON NEAL)

Police and emergency services personnel assist in operations behind a cordon following a ceiling collapse at a theatre in Central London. (AFP/Leon Neal)

Kyu Kyu Thin of Myanmar reacts after winning the women's double team sepak takraw final against Vietnam at the SEA Games in Nay Pyi Taw. Myanmar won the gold medal. (AFP/Ye Aung Thu)

Hai Thao Nguyen of Vietnam (in red) returns the ball to Myanmar's Phyu Phyu Than during the women's double team sepak takraw final event at the SEA Games. (AFP/Ye Aung Thu)

Thailand footballers celebrate their goal in the men's football final match between Indonesia and Thailand at Zeyar Thiri stadium during the 27th SEA Games in Naypyidaw. (AFP/Ye Aung Thu)

Isabelle Li (background) and Yu Meng Yu of Singapore compete during their women's singles table tennis final at the 27th SEA Games in Myanmar. Yu defeated Li 4-0 and Singapore won both gold and silver for the event. (Photo: Singapore Sports Council)

Myanmar's Yan Naing Soe (blue) grapples with Vietnam's Hao Dang (white) during their men's -100kg judo final at the 27th SEA Games in Myanmar. Myanmar beat Vietnam and took home the gold medal. (Photo: 27th SEA Games flickr)

Singapore's Ho Han Boon poses with his medal after the men's over-100kg judo event at the 27th SEA Games in Myanmar. He won the gold medal on Saturday with Thailand taking home silver and Malaysia bronze. (Photo: Singapore Sports Council)

Singapore's Nur Ashriq Ferdaus Zul’kepli (C) fights for the ball during the men's hockey final match against Malaysia at the 27th SEA Games in Yangon, Myanmar. Singapore took home the silver medal after losing to Malaysia 0-5. (AP/Khin Maung Win)

Thailand's football team celebrate after winning the men's football final match at the 27th SEA Games in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. Thailand beat Indonesia 1-0, taking home the gold medal. (AP/Vincent Thian)

A golden haul for Singapore table tennis team. Singapore paddlers captured all four gold medals at the 27th SEA Games in Myanmar. (Photo: Singapore Sports Council)

Thailand's Sarawut Masuk (R) scores a goal past Indonesia's goalkeeper Kurnia Meiga (L) in their men's football final match at the 27th SEA Games in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. (AP/Vincent Thian)

Myanmar's Naing Dwe Shein (L) throws a kick at Singapore's Chew Kai Jun (R) during their men's -54kg taekwondo preliminaries at the 27th SEA Games in Myanmar. Singapore lost 6-11 and did not advance to the next round. (Photo: Singapore Sports Council)

Lattana Kenchanh of Laos and Aye Aye Aung of Myanmar grapple during their women's 70-78kg judo match at the 27th SEA Games in Myanmar. (Photo: 27th SEA Games flickr)

Athletes from Myanmar and Vietnam fight during their women's muay match at the 27th SEA Games in Myanmar. (27th SEA Games flickr)

Myanmar's Nway Nway (L) throws a kick at Thailand's Panipak Wongpattanakit during their women's -46kg taekwondo match at the 27th SEA Games in Myanmar. Myanmar won the match and took home the gold medal. (Photo: 27th SEA Games flickr)

An athlete from Vietnam in action during the women's petanque event against Myanmar at the 27th SEA Games in Myanmar. Vietnam won 13-1. (Photo: 27th SEA Games flickr)

Singapore's Zhan Jian in action during the men's table tennis single finals event at the 27th SEA Games in Myanmar. He beat Vietnam's Tien Dat Le 4-0 and took home the gold medal. (Photo: Singapore Sports Council)

Singapore's Hariss Harun (L) celebrates with his team mates Mohamad Sahil Suhaimi (C) and Muhammad Fariz Ramli during a third-place football match against Malaysia at the 27th SEA Games in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. Singapore won 2-1 and they took home the bronze medal. (AP/Vincent Thian)

Malaysia's Badrul Hisham (L) vies for the ball against Singapore's Muhammad Shakir Hamzah during a third-place football match at the 27th SEA Games in Myanmar. Singapore beat Malaysia 2-1 and won the bronze medal. (AP/Vincent Thian)

Thailand's women volleyball players celebrate with their gold medals following their win over Vietnam in the women's volleyball final match at the 27th SEA Games in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. (AFP/Ye Aung Thu)

S.Onuma (R) of Thailand spikes the ball againsts H.N. Diem (L) and B.T. Nga (C) of Vietnam during their women's volleyball final match at the 27th SEA Games in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. Thailand won gold and Vietnam silver. (AFP/Soe Than Win)

Thailand (blue) and Myanmar (red) athletes chase after the ball during their men's hockey match at the 27th SEA Games in Myanmar. Myanmar defeated Thailand 2-0. (Photo: 27th SEA Games flickr)

Randu (in red) of Indonesia spikes the ball against T Wanchai (L) and N Kissada (R) of Thailand during their men's volleyball final match at the 27th SEA Games in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. Thailand took home the gold medal while Indonesia won the silver medal. (AFP/Ye Aung Thu)

Myanmar athletes in action during the mixed 20 crew 2000 metre traditional boat race event at the 27th SEA Games in Myanmar. Myanmar won the gold medal while Indonesia took home silver and Thailand bronze. (Photo: 27th SEA Games flickr)