Hello and welcome. Could this be the beginning of The End for Benjamin Netanyahus time as israels longest serving Prime Minister. The country has once again found itself staring down at another deadline to form a government. A key israeli Opposition Party has now backed a Unity Government and that move would unseat mr neta nyahu. The ultra nationalist leader, Naftali Bennett, said hed join a Governing Coalition with the centrist party leader, Yair Lapid who has until wednesday to try and form a new Coalition Government. Translation all parties are | invited to join the government. For the government to succeed, we will all have to share restraint both during the negotiations and later on. Nobody is being asked to give up on their ideology, but everybody will have to make some compromises. Meanwhile, Mr Netanyahu has responded immediately to the plans to create a Unity Government, denouncing Mr Bennett as a liar and saying that a lapid bennett government would weaken israel. Translation i heard Naftali Bennett. Unfortunately, he is again misleading the public. Same lies, same empty slogans on Hate And Division from somebody who helps hatred and division. And someone who is perpetrating, i must say, the fraud of the century. Our Middle East correspondent, yolande knell, is injerusalem and has been following the latest developments. After an evening of high political drama, israel is closer to ousting its long time leader. But we shouldnt write off Benjamin Netanyahu just yet. Very soon after bennett, his former ally, came out announcing that hes joining the Unity Government to a decision that could see him become the Prime Minister for the next two years, Mr Netanyahu followed up with his own televised statement. And he made a direct appeal to right wing politicians asking them who will look after settlements, who will take the difficult Security Decisions on iran, on the Gaza Strip . If he can win overjust a couple of the members of parliament well, that could cause this Coalition Government to fail. If it is sworn in, Mr Netanyahu also knows that it will remain incredibly fragile. Because it brings together politicians from across the political spectrum they can be looking to pick some sensitive issues into the long grass. If he finds himself in opposition this that Mr Netanyu can exploit. Khaled elgindy is the Programme Director on Palestinian Israeli affairs at the middle East Institute in washington, hejoins me now. People describe Benjamin Netanyahu as a survivor. He always finds a way to hang in there. Is it is the beginning of The End . It there. Is it is the beginning of The End . There. Is it is the beginning of The End . It is closer to the beginning of The End . It is closer to the beginning of of The End . It is closer to the beginning of the of The End . It is closer to the beginning of The End of The End . It is closer to the beginning of The End than of The End . It is closer to the beginning of The End than at| beginning of The End than at any point we have seen in the last few years. We have not seen a possible alternative to a netanyahu government there is close to actually being sworn in before so it is extremely likely that netanyahu could be finished in terms of his premiership, but it is difficult to count him out entirely because he is known for being able to pool, you know, a rabbit out of his hat at the last second so everything is possible and it only takes a couple of defections from this a very fragile coalition to make netanyahus dreams come true. That was going to be my next question. This collection is from very different sides of government, do you think it is going to hold together . It only has to hold going to hold together . It only has to hold together going to hold together . It only has to hold together for going to hold together . It only has to hold together for a going to hold together . It only has to hold together for a fewl has to hold together for a few days. To make it enough to be sworn in and finalised and then, of course, anything could happen later on, but at that point, it will be a fait accompli, Netanyahus Tenure accompli, Neta Nyahus Tenure will accompli, Netanyahus Tenure will have been ended. Like you said, it is a very precarious collation and it does not take much at all to bring it all crashing down. Even before it is consummated. Is consummated. This is all about avoiding is consummated. This is all about avoiding yet is consummated. This is all about avoiding yet another| about avoiding yet another election in israel. The public must be exhausted at this point and yet, Benjamin Netanyahu still holds a lot of sway. He is very popular. Where does the public stand on all of this . He is public stand on all of this . He is popular, he certainly has his support base, there is no question about it. Really, the electorate and the political establishment is a quite polarised. Even though the centre of gravity of this alternative coalition to netanyahu is still primarily made up of a right Wing And Centre right parties. Stop for the most part. It is a pretty diverse spectrum, but most of the parties are centre right and to the right, but they are all unified in their hatred of netanyahu. So netanyahu is a polarising force in israeli politics. But youre right, the israeli electorate, i think, politics. But youre right, the israeli electorate, ithink, is exhausted, there is a serious Election Fatigue after four elections in two years. Not many people want to go to a fifth election. The exception is probably Benjamin Netanyahu, who, if at election would probably be a better chance for his survival. It probably be a better chance for his survival. His survival. It is certainly unprecedented his survival. It is certainly unprecedented time his survival. It is certainly unprecedented time in i his survival. It is certainly unprecedented time in israeli politics. Thank you so much for your time. India has reported its lowest Covid Case numbers in more than a0 days, with around 165,000 new infections on saturday. During the countrys devastating second wave of the virus, police in delhi, have made more than 350 arrests forfraud, relating to counterfeit medical supplies. Many families have fallen victim to the conmen, offering fake oxygen and drugs, On Social Media. A senior Police Officer has told the bbc that these are crimes against humanity. From delhi, our international correspondent, 0rla Guerin has more details and her report contains some distressing images. This was delhi in its darkest hour. The peak of the second wave in indias capital. Patients gasping for breath. A time of desperate prayers. 0ften u na nswered. Among dwindling supplies, enter the profiteers the covid conmen. This was one scam among many fire extinguishers sold as Oxygen Cylinders On Social Media. She was everything to me. She was a friend to me, a sister to me. Im just incomplete without her. This woman is a lawyer by training but she was ensnared by scammers as she tried to save her mother. The 50 year old businesswoman, seen here in a family video, was fun loving and energetic. When she came down with covid, doctors prescribed injections of the antiviral drug remdesivir. Ayana searched in chemists and Hospitals all over the city. We were helpless, totally helpless. I was the one that was driving all over and my hands and my legs were shivering because there was no hope of finding injections. Eventually, she and herfather paid five times the normal price for this, bought from a supplier whose number was circulating On Social Media. The remdesivir was fake. The real drug is on the right. They found out too late. Who do you blame for your Mothers Death . Totally, i would say, because of the fake injections, the people who gave us the fake injections. I totally blame them, we totally blame them, so i would say the punishment for murder should be given, the harsh punishment. Punishment is coming for some. This Assembly Line for fake remdesivir was shut down by Delhi Police. Elsewhere, they have detained one man in this case. They have been parading suspects after making about 350 arrests in recent weeks. This Cybercrime Specialist in the indian police for 30 years says hes witnessed a new low. Its very painful to see this situation. You can consider this as A Crime Against Humanity also, mankind also. People are suffering. They are asking you to deliver something to save their life and you are cheating them. The picture here is improving, but if and when india suffers a third wave, covid fraudsters may not be far behind, waiting to prey on the suffering. 0rla Guerin, bbc news, delhi. Let s get some of the day s other news. In france, helicopters, Dog Teams and more than 300 Police Officers are searching for a heavily armed former soldier who opened fire on police in the dordogne region. The man, believed to be in his 30s and with a history of domestic violence, reportedly attacked his former partners new boyfriend. The local government has urged residents to stay indoors. Australias Victoria State has reported five new Covid I9 cases half way through a week long lockdown there. The infections now total 45 in the latest cluster, including a worker at a Melbourne Care Home where not all of the residents have been vaccinated. South africa is increasing its Covid I9 restrictions to try and fight a surge in recent infections. A nightly curfew is to be extended, meaning nonessential shops, bars and restaurants will be forced to close by 10pm. Courtney bembridge has the details. South africa has recorded more than 56,000 deaths and 1. 6 million cases more than any other african nation. And infections are, once again, rising fast. Facemasks are mandatory in public and the Countrys President , cyril ramaphosa, has announced a limit on indoor and outdoor public gatherings. Further restrictions are necessary to ensure that Health Facilities are not overwhelmed and that lives that could be saved are not lost. The country was hit by A Devastating Second Wave In December and january when a variant emerged, and there are concerns the third wave is following the same trajectory. The situation has also shone a light on south africas lagging Vaccine Roll out. 0nly1. 5 of the countrys 60 Million people have received a vaccine. As the african continent, we are pushing ahead with efforts to expand our Vaccine Manufacturing Capacity with a view to be self sufficient in vaccine production. South africa is one of the countries leading the charge to remove Patent Rights on coronavirus vaccines to help every country manufacture its own supplies. Courtney bembridge, bbc news. Stay with us on bbc news, still to come aiming high the climberfrom Hong Kong whos become the fastest woman to climb everest. This is bbc news, the latest headlines the far right nationalist israeli politician Naftali Bennett says he will work with all his might towards forming a new Unity Government, something that would end Benjamin Netanyahus 12 years as Prime Minister. Its been described as A Crime Against Humanity the conmen offering fake oxygen and fake drugs to the desperate in india who are battling covid. In tennis, the World Number two japans Naomi 0saka has been fined 15,000 and faces expulsion from the French Open if she continues to refuse to speak to the media. Last week, 0saka said On Social Media that she would not give any News Conferences during the tournament, writing ive often felt that people have no regard for athletes� Mental Health and this rings true whenever i see a Press Conference or partake in one. Grand slam tournaments responded in a statement, by saying should 0saka continue to ignore her Media Obligations during the tournament, she would be exposing herself to possible further code of Conduct Infringement consequences, including Default And Suspension from future tournaments. In the last few hours, 0saka tweeted anger is a lack of understanding. Change makes people uncomfortable. Craig gabriel is a Veteran Tennis Commentator and is in paris covering the French Open. He says the response from tournament organisers has been appropriate to 0sakas behaviour. Theyre taking the right course of action. This is the only course of action that they can take to tell her that if she continues to behave and act in this matter it could lead to suspension. Because these fines will build up and build up. She was fined 15,000 today, which is on the upper echelons of fines. And you will remember Novak Djokovic was fined i think, 20,000 at last years us open. But this cannot continue. The way she has done this is premeditated. We do have some situations where players have lost a major match and they decided to skip a post media conference. But this is different, completely different. And its not up to her to make the decisions as to what the rules are to apply to herself. So she needs to think about this and you dont want it to get to a situation where she is suspended because thats not going to help the game, and definitely not going to help Naomi 0saka. A mountaineerfrom Hong Kong has broken the record for the fastest ascent of everest by a woman. Tsang Yin Hung reached the top of the worlds highest mountain from Base Camp in 25 hours and 50 minutes. That was fast enough to beat the previous record, set by a nepalese climber in 2017, by more than 12 hours. After setting the new record on sunday she said she believes in aiming high. Actually im kind of relieved and happy because i set this target around four years before and i always share with my students and my friends that if you aim high, then you can achieve high. Vanessa 0brien is a mountaineer and knows the dangers of climbing mount everest. She became the first woman to reach the worlds highest and lowest points, receiving a Guinness World record. She joins me from new york. Thank you so much for your time. It is quite an achievement at any point to get to the top of everest. It is quite a dangerous feat. It must be even harder at the moment with a pandemic going on. Yes. With a pandemic going on. Yes, absolutely with a pandemic going on. Yes, absolutely. This with a pandemic going on. Yes, absolutely. This looks with a pandemic going on. Yes, absolutely. This looks like with a pandemic going on. Yes, absolutely. This looks like a absolutely. This looks like a legitimate record. This is a 68. 7 kilometres, roughly, from everest Base Camp to the summit. By all accounts, the 25 hours and 50 minutes would break the previous record holder, so it does look like this is a legitimate record that can be entered into the Guinness World records. Of all the things that have happened this season, that is a remarkable achievement, given that this was one that was plagued earlier in the season by covid were a lot of expeditions cancelled their expeditions cancelled their expeditions early on or were criticised for being there in the first place and taking up Oxygen Tanks and other things that should have gone to nepalese Hospitals. That should have gone to nepalese Hospitals. You have climbed everest nepalese Hospitals. You have climbed everest yourself, nepalese Hospitals. You havej climbed everest yourself, and Tsang Yin hung has a Brokenness Record by 12 hours. It is that an enormous feet in the context of generally climbing and such a difficult climb . A difficult climb . Well, absolutely. A difficult climb . Well, absolutely. First a difficult climb . Well, absolutely. First of a difficult climb . Well, absolutely. First of all, a difficult climb . Well, l absolutely. First of all, it a difficult climb . Well, absolutely. First of all, it is not something most people would do. They do not go to high altitude peaks to break speed records because it is a dangerous and for the most part and most claiming involves acclimatisation and people take it slowly so it is one camp at a time, climbing at a trajectory, slowly, one camp and then descending and ascending manner until you have reached camp before and then summit so it takes a period of six to eight weeks to climb Everest And Ijust read everest starts by The End of march and goes on to The End of may, but their season that theyre extending it untiljune three and there are people still on the amount and no Planning Summits even tonight. Just very briefl , summits even tonight. Just very briefly. Do summits even tonight. Just very briefly, do records summits even tonight. Just very briefly, do Records Matter summits even tonight. Just very briefly, do Records Matter or. Briefly, do Records Matter or should it be aboutjust at the climb . 50 should it be about ust at the climb . ,. , , climb . So it is very hard to have a real climb . So it is very hard to have a real record climb . So it is very hard to have a real Record Today i have a real Record Today because a lot of the firsts happened a long time ago. Even the first climb of everest, which we celebrated on may 29, the first ascent of everest for attending Argie And Sir edmund hillary, for tenzing norgay. Records range of the Hard Work and what can be achieved when you put hard Work And Training in place and also a reminder of Climate Change and to be respectful of those things that will not be there if youre not careful. Having said that, there are real records with what we have seen with those Hong Kong individual, the scheme, but then there are those fake records that will cringe at and we know the ones, the ones that dont sound respectful, the ones in costumes and do not make sense and poke fun. I think we know when we see the difference is sometimes a real wrecker presents itself and we do want to celebrate and sometimes it does cement to place sometimes a real record doesnt present itself. Present itself. Thank you so much about present itself. Thank you so much about talking present itself. Thank you so much about talking to present itself. Thank you so much about talking to is present itself. Thank you so i much about talking to is about the challenges of climbing everest. The three peaks challenge, in which walkers tackle the highest points of scotland, england and wales one after the other, is one of britains most popular endurance events. But three climbs arent enough for one pair of fitness enthusiasts, who are planning to throw in a fourth. Alison freeman reports. Theyre home for around six weeks. Katherine and martin will eat, sleep and travel on this Rowing Boat between the four nations of the united kingdom, before taking on their highest peaks on foot. A challenge thats never been attempted before. So this is our cabin. Theres just enough legroom to be able to lie down. And im here, martins here, so its pretty cosy. Its the idea of katherine wilkins, who runs a Fitness Centre in northumberland. Despite the mammoth challenge ahead, she managed to get martin, who works for her, on board. I like to try things that no ones ever done before. When katherine mentioned it to me, that shes got this challenge in mind and no ones ever completed it, i was instantly, yes, im there, im doing it. The pair will start their challenge by climbing Mount Snowdon in wales before walking to caernarfon. Theyll then row to whitehaven, and from there walk up to the summit of scafell pike. After walking back to the coast, Theyll Cross the Irish Sea to northern ireland, where theyll tackle slieve donard. Theyll then take on the longest Rowing Leg of their expedition, by Sea And Canal to Fort William in the highlands of scotland. There, theyll climb ben nevis. The Irish Sea has a lot of challenges. Its got shipping lanes. It can be horrendously tidal and choppy, so we have everything crossed for a high Pressure System and a gentle crossing, but were not under any illusions. The pair will be raising money for the Mental Health charity mind. Me being a former marine, a veteran of the marines, some lads who leave struggle a lot with Mental Health, including myself. So when ijoined the forces, the forces was my family. And then to go from that to civilian life is a bit of a shock. Its hard, really, to find that purpose, of where you stand in civilian life and what gets you up in the morning. Ijust want people to be able to talk about it, the benefits of being outside and pushing yourselves physically, and the benefits that can have on Mental Health. You are really going to be pushing yourself physically, arent you . Yes, i think we are we are definitely going to be pushing ourselves physically, and, you know, were probably talking 16, 17 Hours Rowing a day. Theyll set off on their challenge onjune the 3rd. Is it going to challenge your friendship, do you think . We had a couple of hairy moments on the Training Row last weekend and we got through that and said to ourselves, theres no one wed rather be in a boat with. Alison freeman, bbc news. Im not sure if that is great for me. A reminder of our top stories. The far right nationalist israeli politician Naftali Bennett says Hell Work with all his might towards forming a new Unity Government something that would end Benjamin Netanyahus 12 years as Prime Minister. Mr bennett threw his support behind Yair Lapid who is trying to form a government. And police in the Indian Capital, delhi, have arrested more than 350 suspected fraudsters for selling fake medical supplies to vulnerable covid patients. Police found that many families fell victim to conmen offering counterfeit drugs and oxygen On Social Media. Although the details on the stories on our website. Clear and calm out there across most of the uk, and Bank Holiday monday promises to be another warm and sunny day. In fact, the temperatures will probably be a degree or so higher. But it wont be sunny absolutely everywhere. An example here from sunday on the scottish coast a lot of Haar And Sea fret out to sea, and we could see a Repeat Performance of that on Bank Holiday monday. This is stubborn cloud, quite often it hugs the coast and sticks around through the course of the day. But inland, its going to be sunny. The Morning Temperatures will be typically around 7 10 degrees in towns and cities. A little bit fresher out in the countryside. So the Morning Cloud will eventually burn back to the coast as we go through the morning, and then its clear Blue Skies pretty much nationwide, apart from the aberdeenshire coastline. Could be only 1a degrees, whereas inland we are talking in the low to mid 20s. Another beautiful Bank Holiday monday on the way. The week ahead, this is tuesday into wednesday, we start to see low pressure developing to the south, but its still far away. That is unsettled weather heading our way, but still On Tuesday well see a lot of fine weather across the uk. A Weather Front just approaching ireland, could be a bit more cloud in northern ireland. But essentially, Little Change for most of us On Tuesday. In fact, the peak of the warmth will see temperatures hitting around 26 celsius. That low edges ever closer during wednesday, and you can see showers approaching south Western Parts of the uk. Could be some thunderstorms around as well, very difficult to say exactly where because they could be hit and miss. But the vast majority of the country again enjoying clear, warm, sunny weather. On wednesday, temperatures easily into the 20s, possibly the mid 20s, and, in scotland, up to around 22 celsius for glasgow and edinburgh. How about beyond wednesday . Looks as though its going to cool off a little bit, but temperatures in some parts of the country will still hover around the 20s, for example in the south. So on the whole, its not looking bad at all. Ina thi in a sis bbc news, something that would end Benjamin Netanyahus 12 years benjamin Neta Nyahus 12 years as Benjamin Netanyahus 12 years as Prime Minister. Mr bennett threw his support behind Jaya Rapide who is trying to form a government. Police in the Indian Capital delhi have arrested more than 350 suspected fraudsters for selling fake medical supplies to vulnerable covid patients. Having opened hundreds of investigations, Delhi Police found that many families fell victim to conmen offering counterfeit drugs and oxygen On Social Media. The japanese tennis star Naomi 0saka has been warned she could be disqualified from the French Open and has been fined 15,000 for refusing to attend Press Conferences at the tournament. Now on bbc news, Duncan Kennedy reports on the story