State comptroller: Lack of shelters in north is ‘urgent’ danger, state must provide response

State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman, in a visit to towns in northern Israel that have come under Hezbollah fire, laments the lack of shelters for local residents, which he says is an “urgent” matter for the government to address.

“Operation Lion’s Roar reinforces the importance of protection and how essential it is for defending residents’ lives,” he says, according to Hebrew media reports. “The government must declare the issue of protection as a national project, and complete protection structures in all areas. It can’t be that such significant gaps in protection exist.”

A report by the comptroller from January said that some 3 million Israelis don’t have access to shelters.

Englman also criticizes the government for not providing financial assistance to businesses affected by the war.