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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 as the Rafah Crossing which is still clowes. Video shows dozens families including babies waiting ne...

>> it's certainly an unusual, potentially fragile coalition. the man behind it, yale la bid. tell me a little about him, specifically how he's been viewed in israel. >> reporter: if this coalition works or if it doesn't work, yair lapid, the head of the party, is likely a winner. that's because he doesn't 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 doesn't work, he has accomplished that, he has something to his name that he can take forward. that is not tru...

>> reporter: if this shakes out way it's being reported, it could be the end of prime minister benjamin netanyahu's career as the longest-serving prime minister of israel. his 12-year term could be coming to an end if this does shake out. what's 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. it's part of the deal, bennett would be the first prime minister as part of a rotating leadership deal where bennett wo...

Link to my washington post column this week. and let's get started. benjamin netanyahu has been a policy for decades, he's 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 this goes because there need to be seven coalition agreements, lawyers will look at this, it might...