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Netanyahu’s personal attorney emerges as leading candidate for top government watchdog post

Daniel Hershkowitz’s withdrawal leaves Michael Rabello and retired justice Yosef Elron in the race, with a secret Knesset vote set for June 3 and the next comptroller expected to handle October 7 probes

Amir Ettinger | 05.20.26

הדוח החריף שחושף למה לישראל אין מספיק פצצות - והסכנה לחיילים בשדה הקרב

Israel’s arms production failures endangered troops, report says

State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman says Israel lost key production lines over two decades, deepening dependence on foreign suppliers and limiting its wartime freedom of action

Ron Crissy | 05.12.26

שיירת החמושים שביצעו ירי במהלך שיירה של חתונה בפזורה הבדואית

Comptroller warns collapsing governance in Negev threatening national security

Matanyahu Englman says crime, protection rackets, polygamy, illegal incursions into IDF bases and growing identification with Palestinians among Bedouin residents pose strategic threat, urging PM to appoint coordinator to lead national response

Ron Crissy | 04.28.26

Netanyahu submits response to state comptroller on Oct. 7 failures

The prime minister released his response to the state comptroller on the Oct. 7 failures, blaming the High Court for an 'unusually timed' interim order and reiterating his refusal to establish a state commission of inquiry

Itamar Eichner | 02.05.26

Former police commissioners Roni Alsheikh and Kobi Shabtai, a former investigations chief and the police legal adviser

‘No Pegasus’: State comptroller report challenges police denials

'There was no such scenario, the narrative is unreliable, this is the most supervised field': For years, police rejected claims of spyware use; four years after Calcalist’s investigation, the comptroller says clearly: 'Grave actions were carried out'

Amir Kurtz, Calcalist | 01.21.26

ביג דו"ח דוח מבקר המדינה מתניהו אנגלמן משטרה האזנה האזנות סתר

Police used nearly 13,000 wiretaps in three years without clear legal basis, state comptroller says

Report cites systemic failures in oversight of spyware and surveillance tools, including unlawful data use, vague warrant requests and prolonged monitoring, and urges urgent legislation to protect privacy and restore public trust

Yaron Druckman | 01.20.26

‘A train to nowhere’: State comptroller faults Israel’s metro project for deep failures

A scathing report by State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman cites leadership chaos, budget overruns, staffing shortages and political opposition to congestion pricing that threatens funding for Israel’s largest-ever transport project

Sivan Hilaie | 12.30.25

From checkpoints to cash: Corrupt security forces linked to illegal entries after deadly terror attack

Security establishment is working to prevent entry of Palestinians, but recently suspicions were revealed of a series of cases in which enforcement agencies themselves allowed Palestinians into the country without permission - in exchange for payment

Liran Tamari | 12.28.25

Palestinians breach West Bank security barrier near Jerusalem in broad daylight, caught on camera

As the state comptroller warns of severe flaws in the Jerusalem-area barrier, a ynet team documents Palestinians crossing into Israel in full view, despite police presence and mounting security concerns

Liran Tamari | 12.23.25

מבקר המדינה בשבוע הסייבר באוניברסיטת תל אביב

Foreign meddling threatens integrity of 2026 election, state comptroller warns

Matanyahu Englman says agencies are not adequately prepared for digital interference ahead of the October 2026 vote, citing rising Iranian cyber threats and recent espionage cases while urging the government and election panel to act quickly

Netael Bandel | 12.09.25

דוח מבקר המדינה פיגוע טרור רכבת קלה ברכבת הקלה גוש דן

Israel faces alarming security failures across all national infrastructure, state comptroller warns

Matanyahu Englman says the Tel Aviv light rail suffers from staffing and training gaps, Ramon Airport is not fully prepared for mass-casualty emergencies and key Israeli sites remain poorly protected from rockets

Yaron Drukman | 12.02.25

ביג בנימין נתניהו מבקר המדינה מתניהו אנגלמן

Israel lacked binding national security doctrine before October 7, scathing war review finds

State Comptroller Englman blames years of political inaction for leaving Israel without a formal security doctrine, weakening military planning before the war; he cites Netanyahu’s stalled 2018 plan and urges Cabinet to act swiftly

Yaron Drukman | 11.11.25

No reserves, no planning: State Comptroller slams Finance Ministry for wartime failures

State Comptroller’s report slams wartime economic management: Social-Economic Cabinet didn’t meet, no financial reserves were set, frontline towns got no aid, war budget was delayed and Finance Ministry hadn’t run a war drill since 2016

Gad Lior | 11.04.25

State comptroller: Poor preparedness for war driving fruit and vegetable price hikes

A new report finds Israel’s Agriculture Ministry was ill-prepared for war, with a 25% drop in produce, labor shortages and lack of protection in farming areas fueling price surges; Auditor warns supply of food staples must be secured in emergencies

Yaron Drukman | 09.16.25

State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman's report criticized Benjamin Netanyahu, Bezalel Smotrich and Yoav Gallant

Failure on the home front: Scathing report directly criticizes Netanyahu, Smotrich and Gallant

Comptroller Matanyahu Englman holds them responsible for failing Israeli civilians since the outbreak of war on October 7, 2023; Prime Minister calls report conclusions 'irrelevant' and 'baseless'

Yaron Drukman | 09.03.25

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