The decision is the latest development in the case of Israel's suspected forgery of European passports allegedly used by members of a hit squad who entered Dubai and took part in the killing of the Hamas leader, Mahmoud Al-Mabhouh, in a hotel in January. The decision is final and cannot be appealed.

Several European countries have been furious about the forgeries, including Britain, which expelled an Israeli diplomat over the matter in March.

The alleged agent, known as Uri Brodsky, is the first person to be charged by name among the Israelis suspected of being linked to the slaying. Israel has refused to comment on the matter. Brodsky is being held at a Polish prison.

He was arrested at Warsaw's international airport in June on a European warrant issued by Germany, which charged him with espionage and helping to falsely obtain a German passport.

Germany's demand for Brodsky put Poland in an awkward situation given that it is a close ally to both Germany and Israel, which wanted him freed.

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said in June that he did not want the matter to spoil the good relations that Poland enjoys with Israel, but also stressed that that European laws left the court little option but to approve the extradition.