Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office is once again ensnared in scandal after police arrested two of his close associates this week on suspicion of accepting money from Qatar to promote a positive image of the Gulf Arab state in Israel.

The war in Gaza has often distracted from an internal battle between Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, and other parts of the state. On Monday, that domestic conflict careened into full view.

Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to touch down in Budapest, at the invitation of Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán. The far-right leader invited his Israeli counterpart despite Netanyahu being formally accused of using starvation as a method of warfare and of committing crimes against humanity,

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham expressed strong disapproval of Sharvit’s potential leadership, labeling the appointment as highly concerning due to Sharvit’s past statements regarding Trump.

Naftalie Bennett, the last Israeli politician to unseat current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, hopes to do so again.

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.

Police suspect that Jonatan Urich, an aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, passed along messages to reporters on behalf of Qatar, under the pretense that the messages were coming from senior Israeli political and security officials in the Prime Minister’s Office,

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared once again before the Tel Aviv District Court on Monday to respond to corruption charges against him.​​​​​​​ The court convenes twice a week to hear Netanyahu’s responses to the charges brought against him.