Israel sees no crisis with Europe over Hamas man's murder
AFP
JERUSALEM - Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon insisted on Saturday that he foresaw no crisis in Israel's relations with Europe over the use of foreign passports in the murder of a Hamas commander as it had nothing to do with it.
"Israel does not expect a crisis with the European countries after the elimination of of Mahmud al-Mabhuh in Dubai as Israel had nothing to do with what happened," public radio quoted Ayalon as saying.
Danny Ayalon
Dubai police chief Dhahi Khalfan said in a report on Saturday that his force had evidence incriminating Israel's Mossad intelligence service in the killing of the Hamas commander last month, despite the Jewish state's denials.
French Prime Minister Francois Fillon condemned the assassination of Mabhuh, saying murder should never be part of diplomacy.
"Like the British and like the Germans, we have asked for explanations from the Israeli authorities since a French passport has been used in this operation," he added, referring to the suspected use of forged passports bearing the names of joint Israeli-European citizens.
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