Netanyahu, rival, miss coalition deadline but continue talks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his chief rival missed a midnight deadline Wednesday to form an emergency government to tackle the coronavirus threat and prevent another costly and divisive election.Representatives from Netanyahu's Likud party and former military chief Benny Gantz's Blue and White gathered late Wednesday, after the end of the Passover holiday, for last-ditch talks on a power-sharing deal.If they fail, the country moves closer to a fourth consecutive election in jus