State comptroller

Israel entered war without updated emergency framework for electricity sector, new probe finds

A report by State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman revealed that Israel entered the October 7 war without an updated, fully implemented emergency framework for the electricity and energy sectors.

 View of the Power Station in Hadera, on Janury 27, 2018.
 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

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant attend an event for outstanding soldiers as part of Israel's 75th Independence Day celebrations, at the President's residence in Jerusalem on April 26, 2023

'Netanyahu is a liar': Yoav Gallant challenges PM's pre-October 7 intelligence documents

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.

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


Climate crisis is here, it has cybersecurity consequences - comptroller

Israeli State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman: ‘States who underinvest in cyber defense leave their people defenseless’

 Israeli State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman is seen alongside his Moroccan counterpart.

Exclusive: Israeli comptroller gives advise to British comptroller

British Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Rob Behrens is seeking State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman's guidance about a potential change.

Matanyahu Englman, third from the left

IDF can't keep up West Bank operation due to logistics shortage - comptroller

Israeli State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman finds logistical support lacking for IDF troops and reservists.

 IDF soldiers work to arrest Palestinians as part of Operation Break the Wave

Israeli comptroller to push climate issues at global UAE conference

State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman is set to become the first Israeli president of the European Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions ever.

State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman at Tuesday's Maariv Conference.

Israel needs stronger police amid lawlessness in mixed cities - editorial

The last government did an impressive job cracking down on crime in the Arab sector in an effort to stop gun violence and the spate of tragic murders. But more is needed.

Israel Police Chief Kobi Shabtai and head of Jerusalem police district Doron Turgeman meet with press near the Damascus gate, following the recent days of clashes between jewish right-wing extremists and Palestinians, April 24, 2021

Arab residents of mixed cities disadvantaged compared to Jews - Comptroller

The first government decision referencing mixed cities was issued last year and included a budget for such cities.

The city of Lod is a large city with a mixed population of Jews, Arabs and new immigrants from different countries. September 22, 2011

Police failed to prepare for Guardian of the Walls riots, says Comptroller

About 520 outbreaks of violence were reported throughout Israel during the operation, killing three and injuring hundreds.

Violent riots broke out in Ramla last night amid the ongoing violence between Palestinians and Israelis in east Jerusalem.

World War III will be a cyber war but the world isn't ready - comptroller

Israel's State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman explains the deficiencies of Israel’s public cybersecurity

 Israel's State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman is seen addressing Cyber Week at Tel Aviv University, on June 29, 2022.

Comptroller criticizes three-fold cost rise in overseeing elections

The budget for oversight of polling stations tripled over the past three elections,

Israel Elections: A polling station in Jerusalem, as Israelis vote in their general elections, on March 23, 2021.

NIS 470m. shortfall in defense spending for West Bank - report

In some cases the councils provided the IDF with equipment to access vital communications systems

 IDF search for infiltrators into the West Bank settlement of Tekoa, May 8 2022.