Israel faces prospect of yet another election due to budget impasse

Netanyahu-Gantz coalition could collapse as deadline for new financial plan looms

Israel risks being thrust into a fourth round of elections and further financial strife as coalition rivals clash over meeting a Monday deadline to pass the country's budget.

The veteran prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, secured his political survival earlier this year by clinching a coalition deal with his rival Benny Gantz. But the unhappy alliance faces imminent collapse if the two cannot agree on money matters.