A man has been arrested on suspicion of assisting the Mossad operation that allegedly killed Hamas agent Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in a Dubai hotel.

An alleged Mossad spy from Israel wanted in connection with the slaying of a Hamas agent in Dubai has been arrested in Poland, according to officials.

The man, using the name Uri Brodsky, is accused of helping to issue a fake German passport to a member of the Mossad operation that are accused of killing Al-Mabhouh in January.

Story continues below
Advertisement

German foreign minister Guido Westerwelle told reporters he would do everything possible to support the UAE's investigation.