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| Israeli PM braced for war report | Israeli PM braced for war report |
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| A long-awaited final report into Israel's conduct of the 2006 war in Lebanon is due to be published. | A long-awaited final report into Israel's conduct of the 2006 war in Lebanon is due to be published. |
| Hostilities broke out in July 2006, when the Lebanese Islamist Hezbollah group captured two Israeli soldiers. | Hostilities broke out in July 2006, when the Lebanese Islamist Hezbollah group captured two Israeli soldiers. |
| In the month-long conflict that followed, more than 1,000 Lebanese died, along with 160 Israelis. | In the month-long conflict that followed, more than 1,000 Lebanese died, along with 160 Israelis. |
| An interim report delivered last April was highly critical of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, his government and senior military commanders. | An interim report delivered last April was highly critical of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, his government and senior military commanders. |
| There were calls for Mr Olmert to resign, but he has said he will never step down. | There were calls for Mr Olmert to resign, but he has said he will never step down. |
| The government-appointed commission, headed by retired judge Eliyahu Winograd, will give Mr Olmert a copy of the report at 1700 (1500 GMT). | The government-appointed commission, headed by retired judge Eliyahu Winograd, will give Mr Olmert a copy of the report at 1700 (1500 GMT). |
| Olmert awaits key report class="" href="/1/hi/world/middle_east/6904154.stm">Israel's post-war unease | |
| An unclassified version will be released to the public after a news conference about an hour later. | An unclassified version will be released to the public after a news conference about an hour later. |
| Defence Minister Ehud Barak, whose Labour Party is in coalition with the governing Kadima party, said last summer that he would resign from the government when the Winograd report was published. | Defence Minister Ehud Barak, whose Labour Party is in coalition with the governing Kadima party, said last summer that he would resign from the government when the Winograd report was published. |
| Mr Olmert said he has already acted to implement the panel's early recommendations. | Mr Olmert said he has already acted to implement the panel's early recommendations. |
| But public disappointment in Israel with the performance of the country's army and government resulted in the resignation of the then-Defence Minister and Chief of Staff. | But public disappointment in Israel with the performance of the country's army and government resulted in the resignation of the then-Defence Minister and Chief of Staff. |