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| Olmert shown Lebanon war report | Olmert shown Lebanon war report |
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| Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has received a copy of the Israeli inquiry into the 2006 war in Lebanon, expected to strongly criticise of its handling. | Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has received a copy of the Israeli inquiry into the 2006 war in Lebanon, expected to strongly criticise of its handling. |
| The final report deals with the war's conclusion, including a controversial offensive against Hezbollah fighters hours before a truce came into effect. | |
| Mr Olmert has insisted he will not step down after the findings are released. | Mr Olmert has insisted he will not step down after the findings are released. |
| However, strong criticism could put pressure on partners in his governing coalition to pull out, analysts say. | However, strong criticism could put pressure on partners in his governing coalition to pull out, analysts say. |
| Retired senior judge Eliyahu Winograd handed Mr Olmert a copy of the report, nine months after his interim report condemned "severe failures" at the start of the 34-day war. | |
| Mr Olmert was given approximately an hour to review the Winograd report before its findings were made public at a news conference at 1800 (1600 GMT). | |
| Hostilities broke out in July 2006, when the Hezbollah fighters captured two Israeli soldiers in a cross border raid that left three other soldiers dead. | |
| In the conflict that followed, more than 1,000 Lebanese died, mostly civilians, along with 160 Israelis, mostly soldiers. |