Polish court upholds Israeli Mossad 'spy' ruling

A Polish appeals court has upheld a lower court's decision to extradite to Germany an alleged Mossad agent linked with the assassination of a Hamas official in Dubai.

Based on the decision, the alleged agent, Uri Brodsky, must be handed over to Germany within 10 days, the Associated Press reported on Thursday.

"The appellate court has upheld the decision of the court of first instance ruling in favor of the extradition based on a European warrant," a judge at the Warsaw-based appellate court said.

In June, Poland detained Brodsky, who is an Israeli citizen, on suspicion of helping a Mossad terror agent obtain a German passport.

The passport was allegedly used in the killing of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in a Dubai hotel in January.

At least 11 people were allegedly involved in al-Mabhouh's assassination.

Police said evidence confirms the involvement of the Israeli spy agency, Mossad, in the operation.

The assassination team members carried forged passports from the UK, the Republic of Ireland, France, Australia, and Germany.

The incident led to diplomatic rows between the five European countries and Israel.

The Dubai police also identified 13 US-issued debit-card accounts used by the suspects into which money was deposited.

After Brodsky was arrested at the Warsaw airport, Israel urged Poland to send him straight home rather than handing him over to Germany.