Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ongoing corruption trial faced another last-minute disruption on Monday morning, May 18, after a scheduled hearing was canceled just an hour before it was set to begin.

Israeli authorities have arrested a 22-year-old man on suspicion of spying for Iran and preparing explosives for a planned assassination of a “high-profile figure,” according to police and security officials.

Traders placed a roughly $580 million bet on falling oil prices shortly before President Donald Trump announced a pause on planned strikes against Iran, according to an exclusive report by Financial Times.

A couple from Isarel's Ra’anana have been arrested on suspicion of spying for Iran, Israel Police and the Shin Bet announced.

Israel’s Supreme Court temporarily blocks the dismissal of Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar. This comes hours after the Israeli cabinet voted unanimously to dismiss Ronen Bar by April 10 at the latest.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced the elimination of Muhammad Abdullah, a field commander of the Islamic Jihad radical Palestinian movement, during a counter-terrorist operation in the town of Nur Shams in the West Bank.