The departure of Israel’s domestic intelligence chief appeared to end his unusually public clash with the prime minister.

The head of Israel's domestic intelligence service said on Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's attempt to fire him followed his refusal to fulfil requests that included spying on Israeli protesters and disrupting the leader's corruption trial.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Shin Bet head Ronen Bar accuse each other of lies or inaccuracies in sworn depositions.