China’s Ambassador to Israel 58-year-old Du Wei has been found dead in his Tel Aviv apartment, the Israeli foreign ministry confirmed on Sunday.
Du had arrived in the country in February after having served as ambassador to Ukraine from 2016 to 2019.
His wife and son were not with him in Israel, the ministry said in the statement.
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding his death.
The ambassador’s death comes just two days after he condemned comments by visiting U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who denounced Chinese investments in Israel and accused China of hiding information about the coronavirus outbreak.
