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.
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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.
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.
(BBC)
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