State comptroller

Under renewed missile fire, Israel’s civilian vulnerabilities resurface - analysis

State Comptroller audit highlights structural gaps in shelters, schools, and hospitals as Israel faces renewed missile attacks.

People take cover from incoming missiles fired from Iranת at an undergoing train station in Tel Aviv, February 28. 2026.
 People queue as Israelis are evacuated from the southern town of Sderot, near Israel's border with Gaza, October 15, 2023

Gov’t, IDF had no approved mass civilian evacuation plan pre-Oct. 7, comptroller report finds

High Court Justice Daphne Barak-Erez arrives for a hearing on petitions calling to halt or substantially limit State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman’s investigations into the failures surrounding the Hamas's October 7 massacre, December 29, 2025; illustrative.

High Court urged to lift Oct. 7 audit freeze, hold semi-classified hearing

 View of the Power Station in Hadera, on Janury 27, 2018.

Israel entered Gaza war without emergency plan for electricity, energy sectors, probe finds


Israel's comptroller finds security gaps in wake of October 7 massacre

State Comptroller Mananyahu Engleman tours border fences in the north, south, and in the Jerusalem area, highlighting gaps in the security barrier, and in the nation's security.

 View of the Separation Wall and the Al-Aqsa compound in the background on February 02, 2020.

Israel's education system suffers severe gaps, Jews favored in schools

Matanyahu Englman: "There must not be some children who are worth more and other children who are worth less."

 Arab students seen at the campus of "Givat Ram" at Jerusalem's Hebrew University on the first day of the new academic year, October 26, 2014.

Israel and Morocco state comptrollers agree to cooperate

During the 2023 visit, Engelman invited his Moroccan counterpart for a reciprocal visit to Israel.

 Israeli State Comptroller Matanyahu Engelman and Moroccan Court of Audit First President Zineb El Adaoui agree to cooperate during Engelman's visit to Morocco.

Record number of public complaints about civil service -State Comptroller

87% of complaints were filed by Jews, and only 7% by Muslims. The proportion of haredi complainants increased by around 53%. 

State Comptroller Matanyahu Englmann attends a press conference to announce the opening of an investigationn into Israel's Mount Meron disaster, at the State Comptroller offices in Jerusalem, May 3, 2021.

Israel's state comptroller signs peer review deal with UK, US

The peer review, which will be completed by the end of 2023, will see US and UK representatives visit Israel and examine Englman's methodologies.

 Israel State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman and UK State Comptroller Gareth Davies sign peer review agreement.

Israel saw over 400 recent attempts to cross border with fake ID - comptroller

2.9 million Israelis, or around 37% of the population will have their ID cards expire in the coming years, Matanyahu Englman said.

An Israeli soldier opens a gate at a military base leading to the border crossing with Lebanon at Rosh Hanikra, northern Israel

Israeli hospitals suffered 13 major cyberattacks - comptroller

Israeli prisons are deficient in protecting classified information from cyberattacks, State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman said.

 Hands are seen interfering with cyber code (Illustrative).

Israel's comptroller to roll out climate audit ahead of COP28

Matanyahu Englman warns: If Israel does not make "fundamental changes" in its attitude toward climate, "COVID-19 will only be the prelude to what will happen in years to come."

State Comptroller Matanyahu Englmann attends a press conference to announce the opening of an investigationn into Israel's Mount Meron disaster, at the State Comptroller offices in Jerusalem, May 3, 2021.

Justice reform? Police and prosecutors need to regain public trust - analysis

There are many fine police officers serving the Israeli public, but as some are disenchanted with the judiciary, the many scandals of the police may lead to a reform of law enforcement.

 Chief of police Kobi Shabtai and Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir at the Israel Police Independence Day ceremony at the National Headquarters of the Israel Police in Jerusalem April 20, 2023.

State Comptroller gives Health Ministry failing marks on pediatric care

One would be hard put to find anything positive in the comptroller’s thick chapter on the ministry.

 The new pediatric intensive care unit at Wolfson Medical Center