The Israeli authorities found the Chinese ambassador in Tel Aviv, "Du Wei", dead this morning inside his home in the city of Herzliya, north of Tel Aviv, and the Israeli police said that the cause of death was not yet clear, but it was likely to be normal.
An Israeli police spokesman said that "within the usual procedures, there are police units on the spot." The authorities have launched an investigation into the circumstances of the death, and so far there has been no official comment from the Beijing authorities about the death.
The 12th Israeli channel quoted officials, who were not identified by the emergency services, as saying that initial indications showed that the ambassador died during his sleep, and the IDF radio reported that there were no signs of violence on the ambassador's body, which leads investigators to believe that he died from a heart attack .
The Chinese ambassador is 58 years old and lives alone in his home, as his wife and son are in China. The ambassador arrived in Israel and took office in January, after he was the country's ambassador to Ukraine from 2016 until last year.
Two days ago, the Chinese ambassador criticized statements made by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during his visit to Israel last week, attacking Chinese investments in Israel, and renewed his accusation to Beijing of hiding information about the spread of the Corona virus pandemic.