The Palestinian Authority could collapse in the coming months, Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said on Monday, citing a lack of funding, continuing violence and the fact that half a million Palestinians are not allowed to work in Israel."The Palestinian Authority, with whom we work closely, are warning us that they might be collapsing this summer," Barth Eide told Reuters.Norway chairs the international donor group to the Palestinians and is a backer of the PA.

Russian President Vladimir Putin sacked four deputy defense ministers on Monday and appointed a relative, Anna Tsivileva, to fill one of the vacancies, according to Kremlin decrees.

A man has been arrested in Ara, in the Haifa District, on suspicion of planning to join the Islamic State in Somalia, the Police reported on Monday. During the investigation into the individual, it was revealed that the 17-year-old suspect planned to go to Somalia and join ISIS. The suspect allegedly had taken active steps to implement his plan, including writing a will, gathering funds, acquiring a foreign passport, and maintaining constant contact with hostile parties on the internet.