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Matanyahu Englman

Central Election Committee workers count the final ballots at Knesset on November 3, 2022 (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
July 7, 2026, 8:05 pm
State comptroller: Government has no policy to combat foreign election meddling
Englman says in report that Iran and other hostile actors are exploiting social media to create divisions in Israeli society and undermine public trust in results of fall election
By Jeremy Sharon
State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman visits Kibbutz Misgav Am on the Israeli border with Lebanon, March 18, 2026. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)
June 30, 2026, 12:41 am
High Court rules state comptroller exceeded his authority in several Oct. 7 probes
Justices say Matanyahu Englman did not have jurisdiction to investigate 4 specific areas of 2023 catastrophe, and must redo 4 other probes since he failed to speak to key officials
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
Illustration of an elderly man walking with a walker, August 31, 2025. (Yossi Aloni/FLASH90)
June 22, 2026, 10:42 am
Comptroller warns National Insurance will be unable to fund its welfare commitments by 2035
Report on Israel’s preparations to deal with aging population finds state welfare agency burning through its reserves at an alarming rate since implementation of 2018 reform
By ToI Staff
State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman attends a State Control Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, May 12, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 2, 2026, 4:15 pm
Ombudsman penalizes Likud, Labor for irregularities in their financial reports for 2024
State comptroller says ruling party has inadequate oversight over membership fees; report finds 10 current parties and 9 defunct parties owe the state a total of some $45 million
By Michael Bachner
High Court justices sit for a hearing on the state comptroller’s probes into the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led massacre, in Jerusalem, May 10, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 10, 2026, 5:19 pm
High Court judges challenge comptroller’s authority, competence to probe Oct. 7
In outburst, bereaved parents at hearing accuse judges of responsibility for October 7 invasion; state comptroller says probe crucial for office’s independence, Israeli democracy
By Jeremy Sharon
Passengers wait at the largely empty Ben Gurion airport on April 9, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/FLASH90)
April 15, 2026, 4:28 pm
Comptroller pans government for failing to plan for air travel turbulence during war
Report finds consumers paid high ticket prices when service was disrupted by fighting, calls for conditioning aid to industry on prioritizing national interest over profits
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: Israeli evacuees from the Gaza border area get temporary shelter at a hotel in Eilat, October 17, 2023. (Aris MESSINIS / AFP)
February 24, 2026, 5:20 pm
‘Total disorder’: Comptroller accuses government, IDF of ‘systemic failure’ in post-Oct. 7 evacuations
Report finds gaps in preparedness, lack of up-to-date plan, shirking of ministry responsibility for 210,000 evacuees; Defense Ministry says response was coordinated despite challenges
By Stav Levaton
State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman at the annual Jerusalem Conference of the 'Besheva' group in Jerusalem, February 16, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 19, 2026, 9:21 pm
State comptroller: Public given only ‘partial picture’ of Oct. 7 responsibility
Responding to High Court order freezing his probe, Matanyahu Englman pans ‘improper conduct’ of officials, in apparent hint at Netanyahu’s circulation of document on investigation
By Jeremy Sharon
Family and friends attend a funeral at Kibbutz Nir Oz, in southern Israel, on October 23, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
February 10, 2026, 6:27 pm
Red tape, lack of coordination, delaying Gaza border rehab, state comptroller finds
Audit says funds sitting unused or going to waste due to bureaucracy, failure to consult with locals; state also criticized for not helping those looking to start over elsewhere
By Sue Surkes
Assaf Shmuelevitz (2nd from left) is seen during a security assessment held by then-Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and other senior officers at the IDF Southern Command on October 9, 2023. (Defense Ministry)
February 7, 2026, 10:14 pm
Gallant: Netanyahu is a ‘liar’ who undermined security chiefs, has built false narrative of Oct. 7
Ex-defense minister joined by Lapid in upbraiding the PM for cherrypicked quotes, shirking accountability in his response to state comptroller’s now-frozen Oct. 7 investigation
By Sam Sokol
Gadi Eisenkot attends a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, December 9, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 7, 2026, 8:19 am
Eisenkot accuses Netanyahu of ‘fabricated defense’ in Oct. 7 probe response
Former IDF chief asks state comptroller to allow review of full meeting minutes, accusing premier of publishing partial, misleading account of decisions made before Hamas attacks
By ToI Staff and Lazar Berman
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a plenum session for the Knesset's 77th birthday on February 2, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 6, 2026, 6:15 am
Placing blame elsewhere, Netanyahu shares his answers to state comptroller’s Oct. 7 probe
PM releases selective quotes portraying security chiefs and political rivals as opposed to toppling Hamas, though before 2023 attack he wrote that he opposed ‘conquering’ Gaza when Bennett pushed to do so in 2014
By Lazar Berman
State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman attends a meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on May 12, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 31, 2025, 8:50 pm
High Court orders state comptroller to freeze inquiry into core issues of October 7 disaster
Court indicates there’s merit to petitions that claim state comptroller probe into October 7 exceeds his authority and is flawed. Chikli calls court ‘a circus,’ and court president ‘a clown’
By Jeremy Sharon
State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman speaks at the annual Cyber Week, at Tel Aviv University, on December 9, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
December 9, 2025, 6:43 pm
State comptroller: Foreign interference could undermine next year’s election
Matanyahu Englman says Iran could ‘create chaos’ on election day; head of National Cyber Directorate predicts Israel’s next war ‘will begin and end in the digital realm’
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman attends a State Control Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, May 12, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 8, 2025, 3:45 am
State Comptroller issues summons to two ex-Shin Bet officials over October 7 probe
Office says the former security officials dodged previous requests for meetings, necessitating the official summons, which carries 2-year prison sentence if they fail to comply
By Jeremy Sharon
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