Comptroller Report

'Systematic failures': Israel Police carried out illegal surveillance for years, probe finds

The report examines the police’s growing reliance on technological surveillance tools for law enforcement purposes, including wiretaps, cyber tools, and the collection of communications data.

High Court Justice Daphne Barak-Erez arrives for a hearing on petitions calling to halt or substantially limit State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman’s investigations into the failures surrounding the Hamas's October 7 massacre, December 29, 2025; illustrative.
Israel Elections: A polling station in Jerusalem, as Israelis vote in their general elections, on March 23, 2021.

February 2024 local elections plagued by widespread financing irregularities, report reveals

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man walks past a public bombshelter with illustration of Israeli soldiers, in northern Israel, September 10, 2025

Israel unprepared for war: One-third of population lacks shelter access, state audit reveals

(Illustrative) People hold Hamas flags as Palestinians gather after performing the last Friday of Ramadan to protest over the possible eviction of several Palestinian families from homes on land claimed by Jewish settlers in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, May 7, 2021.

Jerusalem in danger of October 7-style invasion due to failed border security, special report says


PM flights cost twice as much with new plane but are worth it - comptroller

The average cost of a flight on the "Wing of Zion" is expected to be NIS 5.2 million, according to the State Comptroller’s Report released this week.

 The official airplane of the Prime Minister Wing of Zion is seen parked at the Ben Gurion Airport on October 20, 2020

14 Days: Budget approval

Israeli news highlights from the past two weeks.

 Budget approval in the Knesset.

Comptroller: Recent cyberattacks prove Israel unprepared

Some commercial officials and experts downplayed their fault for recent cyberattacks.

 A 3D printed model of man working on a computer are seen in front of displayed binary code and words "Cyber atack" in this illustration taken, July 5, 2021.

New York pension fund joins exit from Unilever over Israel restrictions

New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said a review found the company and its subsidiary "engaged in BDS activities."

 aA refrigerator bearing the Ben & Jerry's logo is seen at a food store in the Jewish settlement of Efrat July 20, 2021.

Israel's defense industry behind pollution of natural water sources - state comptroller

14 groundwater sites were contaminated by hazardous pollutants due to the activities of Israel’s Defense Industries, and IMI (now Elbit Systems Land) in particular.

Tar pollution on the shore of Israel

Israel's income from natural gas just 6% of expectations - comptroller

State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman recommended that the Energy Ministry and the Tax Authority work together to reduce bureaucracy and ensure the state receives its share of profits.

The production platform of Leviathan natural gas field is seen in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Haifa

Over 50% of Israel's bus stops inaccessible for people with disabilities - report

The semi-annual State Comptroller Report shows many flaws in the accessibility of public transport for people with disabilities.

Israelis are seen waiting at a bus stop in Jerusalem amid the coronavirus pandemic, on December 13, 2020.

Lack of budget hampered Israel's coronavirus response - comptroller

As a consequence of lacking a budget until April 2021, Israel suffered systemic unpreparedness in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.

The coronavirus ICU at Galilee Medical Center

Comptroller: Gov’t has failed to help, police Bedouins in the Negev

In a report on the status of the Bedouin population in the Negev, State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman slammed a wide number of government ministries and authorities.

UMM AL-HIRAN, a Bedouin village in the southern Negev.

Comptroller: Israel is a long way from 'one-touch' digital services

The goal of the service is that citizens would only be required to input personal information once into a government database for it to be shared by all government offices.

A person uses a sensor for biometric identification on a smartphone in Berlin