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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. 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. On Saturday, German prosecutors said the agent had been arrested on a warrant issued by Germany, as he arrived in Poland. Israel's foreign ministry confirmed that an Israeli citizen had been arrested in Poland but gave no futher details. Israel maintains that Mabhouh was in Dubai to procure rockets for Hamas to fire into Israel from Gaza.
