Al Jazeera has learned that the expelled diplomat is likely to be Mossad's London representative. the Israeli spy agency is accused by the UAE of being behind the killing Mahmoud al-Mabhouh.
David Miliband, Britain's foreign secretary, is expected to make a statement about the expulsion later today.
Alan Fisher, Al Jazeera's correspondent in London, said the move was "sign of anger from the British at the way they believe intelligence services used UK passports".
'Citizens at risk'
He said that British investigators had discovered that the passports were cloned when UK citizens passing through Israel had their documents taken during routine security checks.
"The British believe that the intelligence agencies knew about this and used the cloned passports.
"They're not suggesting that the Mossad or the military intelligence directorate were directly involved with the assassination, what they're angry about is the cloning of the passports which they believe put British citizens at risk."
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