China ambassador to Israel found dead in Tel Aviv home: Police

Du Wei, the Chinese Ambassador to Israel, was found dead in his apartment in a Tel Aviv suburb in the early hours of today Sunday, May 17.

Wei, 58, was found dead on his bed and appears to have died in his sleep.

Israeli police and forensic experts enter the house of China’s ambassador to Israel, Du Wei, in Herzliya, near Tel Aviv, Israel May 17, 2020.

He was appointed as China’s envoy to Israel in February this year.

Wei left behind a wife and a son.

The Israeli police have launched an investigation into his death.