State comptroller

MK Sharren Haskel testifies at Lahav 433 in connection with comptroller election scandal

The inquiry was launched at the initiative of the attorney-general.

Deputy Minister MK Sharren Haskel attends a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, December 2, 2025.
Deputy Minister MK Sharren Haskel attends a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, December 2, 2025.

MK Sharren Haskel summoned by Lahav 433 in connection with comptroller election scandal

Formed deputy foreign minister Sharren Haskel speaks to the media as she announces her resignation as Deputy Foreign Minister at the Knesset in Jerusalem, July 14, 2026.

New Hope MKs ordered to film comptroller vote for Netanyahu, Sharren Haskel claims

Bereaved families opposing a state commission of inquiry protest outside a hearing on a petition demanding the formation of a state commission of inquiry into the October 7 massacre at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, April 23, 2026.

Israel's government had time for everything except for October 7 accountability - comment


Comptroller warned Netanyahu, Gallant of border security negligence ahead of October 7

The report comes along with Englman’s new report on Tuesday, which slammed border security on the northern border during the mid-2023 period.

 An illustrative image of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, then-defense minister Yoav Gallant and State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman.

Comptroller warned PM, IDF, Gallant of border security negligence before Oct. 7

If the August 2023 warning had been heeded, Englman’s criticisms might have prevented the invasion.

 THE ARREST warrants, which the ICC issued against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant, are ridiculous, absurd and baseless, the writer asserts.

State audit to probe Shin Bet’s Oct. 7 failures, 'in principle' IDF as well - report

The audit of the Shin Bet will look into "all matters related to the core issues concerning the October 7 failures."

 State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman (illustrative)

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.