An Israeli minister from the Labor Party has announced his resignation from Premier Ehud Olmert’s occupation government over the Winograd report that blamed Olmert and his top war generals for the IOF troops defeat in Lebanon last summer.

In a press conference he made, the resigned Israeli minister Eitan Cabel, who is the secretary of the Labor Party, explained that he took the decision in the aftermath of the Winograd report’s findings regarding the IOF troops failure in the second war on Lebanon .

He also urged Olmert to quit, and called on other Israeli ministers to resign in a bid to pressure Olmert to leave office.

A number of Israeli MPs, including Yoval Stientist, Efishay Praverman, and Ofer Pernes among other Israeli parliamentarians have called for Olmert’s ouster as they described the findings of the report as “most serious leadership default in Israel ’s history”.

They also dared war minister Amir Peretz, foreign minister Tzipi Livni, and deputy premier Shimon Peres among other Israeli ministers to quit for supporting Olmert’s war decision.

But Olmert affirmed that he will not resign over the report, pointing out that he will start forming committees to carry out the report’s recommendations.

According to the report, the war on Lebanon was unnecessary, and that its goals were unclear and unrealistic that inflicted bad political and economical repercussions on the Hebrew state.

The report also blamed Olmert for the poor planning for the war, and for his failure to consult experts before taking critical military decisions despite his lack of military experience.

The investigation committee also blamed former IOF chief of staff Dan Halutz for acting “recklessly” during the war and for not acquainting the political echelon in Israel with his military plans. Halutz quitted few months after the war.