Israel readies for more tricky coalition talks

Talks to form Israel's next government ramped up on Monday, but an agreement to form a coalition may require a political miracle.

Right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party and its allies won 58 seats in the March 2 election -- three short of a parliamentary majority.

Main challenger Benny Gantz, who heads the centrist Blue and White Party, vowed Saturday that the "days of Netanyahu's reign are over", but whether Gantz could take his job is unclear.

Here are five scenarios that could unfold as Israel's divided political camps seek to avoid a fourth election, after inconclusive polls in April and September failed to produce a government.

Defections to Likud:
Deal with Lieberman:
Temporary unity government:
Gantz takes control:
Round four: