1. Skip to content
  2. Skip to main menu
  3. Skip to more DW sites
Politics

Chinese ambassador to Israel found dead

May 17, 2020

Police are reportedly investigating the circumstances of the death of 58-year-old Du Wei. He was found dead in his home in Tel Aviv.

 An Israeli policeman and a man stand near the entrance of China's ambassador to Israel, Du Wei's house, in Herzliya, near Tel Aviv,
Image: Reuters/N. Elias

The Chinese ambassador to Israel was found dead in his home on Sunday, an Israeli police spokesman said. 

He did not comment on the cause of the death.

Police are reportedly investigating the circumstances of the death of 58-year-old Du Wei.

He was reportedly found in his home in Herzlija, near Tel Aviv. The married father of one came to Israel in mid-February to take up his post.

According to local media citing unidentified emergency medical officials, initial indications are that he died in his sleep of natural causes. 

Before taking up the post in Israel, Du Wei had been China's ambassador to Ukraine.

His unexplained death came just days after he criticized comments from US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

kp/aw (AP, Reuters, dpa)

Skip next section Explore more
Skip next section DW's Top Story

DW's Top Story

Skip next section More stories from DW