By Dion Nissenbaum Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's tenuous hold on power was shaken Monday when a special government committee accused him of rashly leading an unprepared nation into an ill-advised war last summer with Hezbollah militants in Lebanon.

By STEVEN GUTKIN, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JERUSALEM In extraordinarily strong language, a high-level investigative panel sharply criticized Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday for "severe failure" in his handling of the war in Lebanon a potentially fatal blow to his political survival.

By ARON HELLER By ARON HELLER the Associated Pre

By Amy Teibel Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will face fierce criticism when a government commission releases its first findings today on last year's inconclusive war in Lebanon, officials said, raising pressure on the Israeli leader to step down.

Text of report in English by Israeli newspaper The