Chinese plane lands in Israel to carry home body of killed UN observer

A Chinese plane landed in Israel's Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv on Tuesday to carry home the body of a Chinese UN observer killed in an Israeli air raid on south Lebanon.

The special plane is to bring back to China the coffin bearing the body of Chinese UN observer Du Zhaoyu, who was killed in an Israeli raid on a UN post in south Lebanon on July 25.

A Chinese team including Du's widow Li Lingling and officials from the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry Peacekeeping Affairs Office has been in Israel to handle the aftermath of Lt. Colonel Du's death.

The Israeli airstrike also killed three other UN observers from Finland, Austria and Canada respectively.

Israel has expressed deep sorrow and regret over the incident, but denied it was deliberate.

Source: Xinhua