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Israeli Envoy to Meet With British Officials on Fake Passports

   VOA News 18 February 2010
   Palestinian  Fayeq  al-Mabhouh sits in front of posters of his brother
   and Hamas commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh (L and R), who was assassinated
   in  Dubai,  and  Hamas  member  Mohammed Hussein Mabhouh in the family
   house in Jebaliya, Gaza Strip, 16 Feb 2010

Photo: AP

   Palestinian  Fayeq  al-Mabhouh sits in front of posters of his brother
   and Hamas commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh (L and R), who was assassinated
   in  Dubai,  and  Hamas  member  Mohammed Hussein Mabhouh in the family
   house in Jebaliya, Gaza Strip, 16 Feb 2010

   Israel's  ambassador  to  Britain  is  expected  to  meet with British
   officials  Thursday  to  discuss  fake  passports  used by the alleged
   killers of a top commander of the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
   Britain's   Foreign  Office  summoned  Israeli  envoy  Ron  Prosor  on
   Wednesday.
   Seven  Israelis who also hold British citizenship say their identities
   were  stolen  and  put  on  forged  passports  used  by  the suspected
   assassins  of  Hamas commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh.  He was killed last
   month at a hotel in Dubai.
   Hamas  has  accused  Israel  of  carrying  out  the assassination.  On
   Wednesday,  thousands  of Hamas supporters gathered for a rally in the
   Gaza Strip and vowed revenge on Israel for Mabhouh's killing.
   But Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Wednesday there is
   no  reason  to  assume  his country's Mossad spy agency was behind the
   murder of Mabhouh.
   Lieberman said the killing could have been carried out by anyone.
   Israeli  officials  are  under orders not to comment on the case.  But
   some  former  Israeli operatives say the methods used to carry out the
   killing are consistent with how the Mossad has worked in the past.
   Claims  of  possible  Israeli ties to Mabhouh's killing surfaced after
   Dubai  police  Monday  identified 11 suspected assassins with European
   passports.   Police  said  the  suspects included six British passport
   holders, three from Ireland, and one each from Germany and France.
   Mabhouh's brother, Fayek Mabhouh, has blamed Israel for the killing.

   Some information for this report was provided by AFP and AP.

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