Netanyahu opponents reach coalition deal to oust Israeli PM

Chairman of the Yesh Atid Party, Yair Lapid (Debbie Hill/Pool via AP)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s opponents announced they have reached a deal to form a new governing coalition, paving the way for the removal of the long-time Israeli leader.

The dramatic announcement by opposition leader Yair Lapid and his main coalition partner, Naftali Bennett, came moments before a midnight deadline and prevented the country from plunging into what would have been its fifth consecutive election in just over two years.