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

Benjamin Netanyahu has called his internal security chief a “liar” in a sworn affidavit to Israel’s supreme court, as he rejected claims that he sought to politicise the powerful Shin Bet domestic spy agency.

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.