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Welcome to the lead, im jake tapper. And we start today of course with our world lead. And a new warning about the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crisis in gaza. Today u. S. Secretary of state Antony Blinken returned to israel after meeting with multiple allies throughout the middle east. Trying to get a humanitarian corridor open for innocents to evacuate from gaza before israel ramps up attacks on hamas. Right now israel is pointing the civilians toward the Southern Gate into egypt, known ...

>> its certainly an unusual, potentially fragile coalition. the man behind it, yale la bid. tell me a little about him, specifically how hes been viewed in israel. >> reporter: if this coalition works or if it doesnt work, yair lapid, the head of the party, is likely a winner. thats because he doesnt need to coalition to do something to be viewed as having been a success. his goal was to take out prime minister benjamin netanyahu, to remove him from office. even if this coalition doesnt work, he...

>> reporter: if this shakes out way its being reported, it could be the end of prime minister benjamin netanyahus career as the longest-serving prime minister of israel. his 12-year term could be coming to an end if this does shake out. whats being reported that could happen, and a source close to the negotiations is telling cnn they are cautiously optimistic this is how it will work, naftali bennett could be joining with the centrist yarery la pead to form the government. its part of the deal, ...

Link to my washington post column this week. and lets get started. benjamin netanyahu has been a policy for decades, hes been prime minister for the 12 years and served 3 years in the nate 90s but the netanyahu era may be coming to a close as a coalition is being formed to oust him. joining me now is tom freedman who was one once the jerusalem bureau chief for "the new york times" and now the foreign affairs columnist and the author of "from beirut to jerusalem". >> a classic. who knows where ...