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National Security Council sent comptroller reams for October 7 probe, PMO says
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Two weeks ago, State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman sent a letter to Cabinet Secretary Yossi Fuchs criticizing the National Security Council for failing to cooperate with his probe into the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks, according to Israel Hayom.
The outlet reports that Englman complained that the NSC was the only body that failed to submit requested documents.
In response, the Prime Minister’s Office — to which the NSC belongs — says that the organization “cooperates fully and vigorously with the State Comptroller’s Office, prior to and during the war in Gaza.”
It notes the NSC’s small size, but insists that it has immediately made available every requested document, and met with Englman’s staff whenever they wanted to. The NSC, according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office, has sent more than 700 documents to the Comptroller’s office and has invested hundreds of hours in preparing responses.
“The specific requests that appear in the Comptroller’s letter to the Cabinet Secretary are also being processed in an advanced manner by the NSC,” insists the PMO, “with the intention of forwarding them as soon as possible and in the most professional manner.”
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