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State Comptroller report

Israeli rescue teams evacuate a wounded person by helicopter near the southern city of Sderot on October 7, 2023 (Menahem KAHANA / AFP)
June 30, 2026, 4:01 pm
Comptroller flags key failures in evacuation, rehabilitation, of October 7 wounded
Lengthy report finds lack of policy, coordination, data, and funding, as well as poor effort to synchronize between government, volunteers, and donors
By Sue Surkes
Gazan detainees seen in a courtyard in a prison in southern Israel, February 14, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
June 9, 2026, 10:26 pm
Comptroller: Prison overcrowding has harmed Shin Bet, delayed Oct. 7 terror trials
Watchdog’s report says state was unprepared to absorb influx of thousands of detainees during war, which led to the release of several high-level security prisoners back to Gaza
By Ethan Rubinson
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
National Guard fighters and other Border Police forces stand at the entrance to the Bedouin town of Tarabin al-Sana, which has been closed off with cinderblocks, on December 31, 2025. (Charlie Summers/Times of Israel)
April 28, 2026, 11:09 pm
Crime rampant in the Negev, police understaffed, governance broken down — comptroller
Englman also finds protection rackets rampant, lawlessness on the roads; tells Netanyahu he needs to step in; Ben Gvir, the police minister, calls report ‘twisted’
By Charlie Summers and Sam Sokol
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
The Tamar offshore natural gas platform. (Delek Drilling)
February 17, 2026, 6:24 pm
State report finds Israel unprepared to ensure gas keeps flowing during emergencies
State comptroller appears to urge government to rethink decision to close Haifa refinery, but office claims it is just seeking to guarantee energy supplies when missiles fly
By Sue Surkes
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
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar, on April 4, 2023. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
February 10, 2026, 11:06 am
Netanyahu shares post accusing ex-Shin Bet chief of appointing himself ‘de facto PM’
PM airs claim Ronen Bar led ‘rebellion’ against him and a ‘cover-up campaign’; report says Netanyahu used reservists to get minutes of Oct. 7-related security meetings, unbeknownst to IDF
By 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
An Israeli soldier shops for food on Israel, June 13, 2025. (Michael Giladi/FLASH90)
November 18, 2025, 4:01 pm
Comptroller finds state fumbled pay, protections for overburdened reservists
Matanyahu Englman calls for deep reforms to address compensation gaps, weak oversight and uneven aid for hundreds of thousands who missed work or school to bolster army during war
By Stav Levaton
State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman attends a State Control Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, May 12, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 11, 2025, 4:01 pm
Comptroller blames Israel’s October 7 failures on lack of national security policy
Matanyahu Englman says that without an official doctrine and interagency coordination, political and military leaders have been improvising for decades; urges Netanyahu to launch reform
By Stav Levaton and ToI Staff
State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman attends a meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on May 12, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 10, 2025, 11:02 am
State comptroller exposes gaps in emergency response during war with Iran
Despite civilians’ resilience in face of missile attacks, new report highlights systemic shortcomings in evacuation, housing, compensation, and shelter management
By Stav Levaton
State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman attends a Knesset Finance Committee meeting in Jerusalem, January 6, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 3, 2025, 4:57 pm
State comptroller: Netanyahu and others neglected home front before and after Oct 7
Highly critical report finds long- and short-term failures left civilian systems unprepared, leading to poor wartime support; PM rejects findings as ‘irrelevant,’ suggests timing suspicious
By Nava Freiberg
Members of the Knesset Honor Guard, Home Front Command, firefighters, IDF and Israel's Magen David Adom emergency medical services participate in an emergency drill simulating an earthquake near Ashkelon, on December 19, 2019. (Yaniv Nadav/Flash90)
July 22, 2025, 9:23 pm
Israel woefully unprepared, unequipped to deal with major earthquake, ombudsman finds
Damning audit shows government never acted on recommendations from 2021 to streamline process of getting buildings up to code, and doesn’t work with local authorities on the issue
By Shira Silkoff
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