State comptroller

Knesset holds secret ballot vote for state comptroller, PM’s attorney, retired Justice face off

The State Comptroller’s Office has oversight over the country’s public administration, integrity, and quality of services, and the state comptroller is elected by secret ballot.

Knesset members vote for State Comptroller in secret ballot, June 3, 2026.
Israeli State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman at the annual Jerusalem Conference of the 'Besheva' group in Jerusalem, February 16, 2026.

Comptroller withholds NIS 150,000 from Likud over party membership oversight failures

 Former National Security Council head Tzachi Hanegbi seen at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, July 14, 2025

The crucial role of Israel’s next national security adviser - opinion

An illustration of a cyber board with an Israel flag.

Critical vulnerabilities left government systems, sensitive data, open to cyberattacks during war


IDF probes don't reveal full extent of October 7 failures, comptroller says

Englman argued that the IDF and Shin Bet conducting investigations separately rather than collaborating results in an incomplete picture of the failures of October 7.

 State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman (illustrative)

IDF, Shin Bet chiefs preventing audit into October 7 failures, comptroller says

Englman mentioned that the defense ministers cooperated from the start, but full cooperation from the IDF and Shin Bet is still lacking.

 (Illustrative) State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman and IDF Chief of Staff, Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi over a backdrop of the IDF Kirya military headquarters.

Failures to define region's border impacted Gaza border area evacuees - comptroller

The Knesset Economic Affairs Committee met on Monday to prepare for the second and third reading of a bill addressing expanded rehabilitation for the Tkuma Region.

An Israeli flag flutters in front of the remains of a building, following a deadly infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Beeri in southern Israel October 22, 2023

Israel’s mental health crisis: Fear and blame won’t fix it - opinion

Instead of fixating on incomplete statistics, we need to focus on practical reforms that will make a real difference.

Depression (illustrative)

Knesset factions used loans to cover election deficits, comptroller’s report finds

Four organizations that received state funding were found in violation of funding rules and will have a total of NIS 120,000 deducted from future state allocations.

 STATE COMPTROLLER Matanyahu Englman condemned the assignment of female cadets in the IDF officers’ course to guard terrorists who committed violent acts of sexual assault and murder on October 7, the writer notes.

Post Oct. 7: Mental health of millions impacted, Israeli gov't not doing enough - comptroller

Nearly one million Israelis with symptoms of PTSD, anxiety, depression, or some combination of the three will seek mental health treatment in the future.

 Depression in children

October 7, Gaza war disability stipends 5x greater than pre-war levels - comptroller

These benefits are for nearly 20,000 Israelis who will be given a disability eligibility of over 50%, the report explained, citing NII estimates.

 A view of houses in Kibbutz Kfar Aza four months after the October 7 massacre.

State comptroller: Fuel storage system was not prepared for war

The report found that Israel was not prepared to unload distillates needed in emergency while the Israel-Hamas War shut down the port in Ashkelon.

Employees work at a commercial fuel storage facility in Kibbutz Yahel, Israel, November 30, 2021

Secret recordings, NDAs: Comptroller reveals IDF officers not complying with investigations

"If these obstacles are not removed by January 15, 2025, I will be compelled to use my investigative authority," Englman warned.

 (Illustrative) State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman and IDF Chief of Staff, Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi over a backdrop of the IDF Kirya military headquarters.

Majority of complaints about Israeli public service justified – comptroller

The report examined some of the nearly 35,000 complaints made to the office between January 2019 and March 2024 – around 30% of which were about service to the public.

 STATE COMPTROLLER Matanyahu Englman condemned the assignment of female cadets in the IDF officers’ course to guard terrorists who committed violent acts of sexual assault and murder on October 7, the writer notes.