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| 'Israeli spy' arrested in Poland | 'Israeli spy' arrested in Poland |
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| Mahmoud al-Mabhouh was killed in his hotel room in Dubai on 19 January | Mahmoud al-Mabhouh was killed in his hotel room in Dubai on 19 January |
| Polish authorities have arrested a suspected Israeli agent in connection with the murder of a Hamas operative in Dubai in January. | |
| Officials say the agent was arrested in early June. Media reports named him as Uri Brodsky. | |
| Germany is seeking his extradition over a forged German passport used by one of the killers, the prosecutors say. | Germany is seeking his extradition over a forged German passport used by one of the killers, the prosecutors say. |
| Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, one of the founders of Hamas's military wing, was found dead in a Dubai hotel on 20 January. | Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, one of the founders of Hamas's military wing, was found dead in a Dubai hotel on 20 January. |
| Dubai police have said they are 99% sure Israeli agents were involved, but Israel says there is no proof. | Dubai police have said they are 99% sure Israeli agents were involved, but Israel says there is no proof. |
| Extradition wrangle | |
| On Saturday, German prosecutors said the agent had been arrested on a warrant issued by Germany, as he arrived in Poland. | On Saturday, German prosecutors said the agent had been arrested on a warrant issued by Germany, as he arrived in Poland. |
| "It's now up to the Poles to decide if they are going to hand him over," a spokesman for the federal German prosecutor's office told AP news agency. | "It's now up to the Poles to decide if they are going to hand him over," a spokesman for the federal German prosecutor's office told AP news agency. |
| Israel's foreign ministry confirmed that an Israeli citizen had been arrested in Poland but gave no futher details. | |
| A spokeswoman for Polish prosecutors told the Associated Press news agency that a suspect, identified as Uri B, had been arrested on 4 June in connection with the Dubai murder. | |
| The German magazine Der Spiegel reports that the Israeli embassy in Warsaw has urged the Polish authorities not to extradite Mr Brodsky. | |
| Forged passports from Britain, the Irish Republic, France, Australia, and Germany were used in the Dubai operation, leading to diplomatic rows between those countries and Israel. | Forged passports from Britain, the Irish Republic, France, Australia, and Germany were used in the Dubai operation, leading to diplomatic rows between those countries and Israel. |
| The UK and Australia have expelled Israeli nationals over the forgeries. | The UK and Australia have expelled Israeli nationals over the forgeries. |
| Israel maintains that Mabhouh was in Dubai to procure rockets for Hamas to fire into Israel from Gaza. |
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