For 18 months, Israel has been consumed by battles with external foes. But its internal rifts have returned to the fore after Benjamin Netanyahu’s government resumed an offensive against pillars of the state, bringing the country to the brink of a constitutional crisis.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left his corruption trial abruptly on Monday to give evidence in a separate investigation into possible ties between his aides and Qatar, Israel's public broadcaster Kan reported.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu named a new chief to take over Israel's domestic intelligence agency, his office said on Monday, after a bitter standoff with the current head who has been leading a corruption investigation against Netanyahu aides.

Prime minister’s mounting legal troubles bring him into increasing conflict with legal and investigatory bodies

Israel's police have detained two people as part of their investigation into alleged illegal ties between aides of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Gulf state of Qatar. According to Israeli media reports from Monday,

Eli Sharvit was a controversial choice after Israel’s prime minister fired his predecessor. Revelations that he wrote a column criticizing President Trump may have helped sink his chances.

Israel named former naval commander Eliyahu Sharvit as the new head of the country’s domestic-intelligence agency after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed his predecessor over a series of disputes.

Shortly after appointing a new intelligence chief in Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reversed the decision. Netanyahu thanked the former naval commander, Vice Admiral Eli Sharvit, for his willingness to take on the role during a meeting,