China is sending a team to investigate the weird death of their ambassador in Israel.

Times of Israel:

The Chinese government is reportedly to dispatch investigators to Israel to probe the death of its ambassador to Israel, Du Wei.

died at his home in Herzliya on Sunday, apparently from natural causes, a statement from Beijing has said.

A statement from China’s foreign ministry earlier said: “The preliminary verdict is that Ambassador Du Wei died unexpectedly of health reasons. The details await further confirmation.”

According to a Haaretz report, the special team will carry out “an independent investigation” and will also arrange arrangements to fly Wei’s body back to China for burial. A family representative will be joining the team, the report said. The team would not be required to enter the 14-day quarantine period normally required for arrivals in Israel due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Israel’s Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday morning that Du Wei, 57, had been found dead at his official residence in the coastal town of Herzliya. The Foreign Ministry said police were on the scene.

According to the Ynet news site, aides tried to wake Du and found him in his bed, not breathing. The initial assessment was that he had suffered cardiac arrest during the night.

Channel 12 news reported there were no external signs of violence on Du’s body.

Previously, it was being reported that he died of natural causes which would be highly unusual for a man in his 50s who does not appear to be fat or out of shape.

Now they’re claiming he died of a heart attack which is equally as weird. Sure, it’s possible but not very likely.

Before Du Wei’s death, he made a number of critical statements about US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

I’m not going to pretend to know what happened here, but obviously if the Chinese are sending an investigation team to find out more information, they don’t believe Du Wei died of a heart attack. There is definitely a higher chance than zero that he was assassinated by the Mossad or some other intelligence operation.