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First Israeli report on 2006 war | First Israeli report on 2006 war |
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Israel's public watchdog is releasing its first official report into last year's war with Hezbollah - on the home front's readiness for the conflict. | Israel's public watchdog is releasing its first official report into last year's war with Hezbollah - on the home front's readiness for the conflict. |
The interim report is being presented to a parliamentary committee examining how the emergency services coped with attacks by the Lebanese militant group. | The interim report is being presented to a parliamentary committee examining how the emergency services coped with attacks by the Lebanese militant group. |
No official findings or conclusions are being published now, after pressure from the government and judiciary. | No official findings or conclusions are being published now, after pressure from the government and judiciary. |
The inquiry is expected to place more pressure on embattled PM Ehud Olmert. | The inquiry is expected to place more pressure on embattled PM Ehud Olmert. |
The inquiry has sparked unprecedented row between Mr Olmert and State Comptroller Micha Lindenstrauss. | The inquiry has sparked unprecedented row between Mr Olmert and State Comptroller Micha Lindenstrauss. |
Mr Lindenstrauss hinted that his initial findings would look at the conduct of key figures including the prime minister. | |
Mr Olmert accused him of waging a politically motivated attack. | Mr Olmert accused him of waging a politically motivated attack. |
At Tuesday's hearing, Mr Lindenstrauss criticised the prime minister for not responding to a series of questions he had put to him. | At Tuesday's hearing, Mr Lindenstrauss criticised the prime minister for not responding to a series of questions he had put to him. |
"I regret to tell you, members of the Knesset, that to this day, as I appear before you, we have yet to receive the answers to the questionnaire that we expected," Mr Lindenstrauss said. | "I regret to tell you, members of the Knesset, that to this day, as I appear before you, we have yet to receive the answers to the questionnaire that we expected," Mr Lindenstrauss said. |
This inquiry is one of several investigations into the army and government's handling of the 34-day war last summer. | |
Mr Olmert has faced plunging ratings following the war and calls to resign. | Mr Olmert has faced plunging ratings following the war and calls to resign. |
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