The Chinese Ambassador to Israel, Mr Du Wei, 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.
He was appointed as China’s envoy to Israel in February this year.
Wei left behind a wife and a son.
Apart from the assumption that the ambassador might have died in his sleep, the actual cause of his death is not known at the moment. The Israeli police have therefore launched an investigation to unravel what led to his death.