Israel ‘very close’ to committing war crimes, says its former PM | First Thing

Ehud Olmert's statement comes as UN says Israel still blocking aid to Gaza. Plus, almost half a billion young people will be obese or overweight by 2030'

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A former Israeli prime minister, Ehud Olmert, has said that what Israel is doing now in Gaza is very close to a war crime".

How are other countries responding? The UK on Tuesday suspended talks over a new free trade deal, while the EU - Israel's largest trading partner - said it would review its agreement with Israel.

Who will lead it? Trump announced that Gen Michael Guetlein of the US Space Force would oversee the implementation of the project.

What will it look like? That is still unclear. In general it appears similar to Israel's Iron Dome", but Trump has yet to decide which of the three Pentagon proposals - small, medium or large - he wants to pursue.