Matanyahu Englman

Classified report warned Netanyahu of air defense gaps before Iran war, comptroller says

“The government must prepare a nationwide fortification plan, with an emphasis on the periphery," Englman said.

State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman at the site of an Iranian missile impact in southern Israel. March 22, 2026.
People take cover from incoming missiles fired from Iranת at an undergoing train station in Tel Aviv, February 28. 2026.

Under renewed missile fire, Israel’s civilian vulnerabilities resurface - analysis

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.

High Court urged to lift Oct. 7 audit freeze, hold semi-classified hearing

 Homes are destroyed, following the deadly October 7 attack by Hamas terrorists from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, southern Israel November 2, 2023

My Word: The painful probe into October 7 - opinion


State comptroller considers audits on Shifa chief's release, prison guards transfer

Englman stated that the Shifa Hospital chief, Muhammed Abu Salmiya, "bears the responsibility" for the "serious crimes committed" at the hospital.

State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman at the license distribution ceremony of the Council of Accountants, July 2, 2024

State Comptroller: Israel unable to evacuate the North in event of war

Englman calls on Netanyahu to resolve this dispute between the Ministries before calling for an evacuation of the North, calling the current situation unacceptable.

 State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman in northern Israel, June 27, 2024.

'Israel's lack of long-term planning harming economy,' comptroller says

Englman said that the government is focused on investing in the short term, and even when it sets long-term goals, it does not meet them.

 State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman attends the Eli Horowitz Conference, organized by Israel Democracy Institute in Jerusalem on May 22, 2024

Comptroller: 60% of IDF purchases fail quality control tests

This issue is exacerbated, the report noted, by the fact that the IDF does not report comprehensive data on quality control failures to the Defense Ministry, which manages the purchases.  

State Comptroller Matanyahu Englmann attends a press conference to announce the opening of an investigationn into Israel's Mount Meron disaster, at the State Comptroller offices in Jerusalem, May 3, 2021.

The time has come for an investigation into the October 7 failures - opinion

There are those who argue and say “not yet,” who say “wait until the war is over.”

 STATE COMPTROLLER Matanyahu Englman: Agencies, including the IDF, must adhere to his request for material and information relating to the investigation into the October 7 attack, the writer notes.

State Comptroller to Netanyahu, Halevi: 'Cooperate on examination of Oct. 7'

He also added that the citizens of Israel had the right to receive answers regarding the event. 

State Comptroller Matanyahu Englmann attends a press conference to announce the opening of an investigationn into Israel's Mount Meron disaster, at the State Comptroller offices in Jerusalem, May 3, 2021.

Israel's state comptroller to probe transfer of funds to Hamas

Matanyahu Englman's office had already begun the investigation process upon procurement of Shin Bet computers and documents.

 A Palestinian whose house was destroyed during Israel's offensive, shows money distributed by Hamas in Jabalya in the northern Gaza Strip January 28, 2009.

Israel's comptroller to kickstart October 7 probe without IDF approval

Matanyahu Englman demanded that Halevi meet with him one-on-one in the near future to finalize the details of how the IDF will cooperate with the comptroller probe.

 IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi attends a ceremony of the Aharai! Youth Program, at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on June 17, 2022

State comptroller's report exposes Israel's risky earthquake unpreparedness

Some 60% of hospitals are not resistant to earthquakes, and only about 5% of educational institutions have been or are being reinforced.

 A view shows semi collapsed buildings in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Hatay, Turkey February 15, 2023.

After Morocco, Israel could be next to suffer massive earthquake

Israel is located at the juncture of the African and Arabian tectonic plates and, therefore, faces an elevated seismic threat. Experts say a major earthquake is not a matter of if, but when.

 A man gestures next to emergency workers on the rubble, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake, in Amizmiz, Morocco, September 10, 2023.