Comptroller Report

Israel failed to coordinate NIS 14.8 billion in October 7 volunteer aid, probe finds

The audit, published on Tuesday, focused on the state’s relationship with volunteer groups, charities, philanthropic bodies, and civilian initiatives that assisted the home front after October 7.

Volunteers pack kits to distribute to young families in Jerusalem, during war between Iran and Israel, June 15, 2025.
The entrance to the Bibas family home in Kibbutz Nir Oz, near Gaza border, in southern Israel, February 25, 2025

IDF's October 7 defense failure was at root of evacuation breakdowns, gov't probe finds

Israelis enjoy the beach as a heatwave hits Israel, in Herzliya, April 17, 2026

As Dead Sea plans languish, gov't probe finds Israel still unprepared for climate change

Israeli daycare-aged children (illustrative). March 24, 2026.

Israeli daycares plagued by licensing and inspection gaps, endangering toddlers, report finds


State Comptroller warns of serious flaws in buildings' earthquake and missile preparedness

The State Comptroller reports alarming gaps in buildings' earthquake preparedness, highlighting serious risks of missile hits and blasts to apartments and structures in the event of a disaster.

 ON THE scene of a building struck by an Iranian ballistic missile.

Comptroller: Israel failed to protect, revive small businesses after October 7 massacre

“Time is a critical factor for the residents and their businesses,” Englman said, calling on Netanyahu and Smotrich to advance a support plan as soon as possible.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich seen at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, February 7, 2024

State Comptroller requests IDF, Military Defense provide documents regarding Oct. 7 massacre

The consequences of handing over these documents could be significant for those tasked with transferring them, prompting them to hire top-tier legal counsel.

 IDF troops operating in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, January 4, 2023.

Comptroller to examine Israel's care for freed Gaza hostages and their families

This audit focused on the treatment of returnees, their families, as well as families of current hostages.

Demonstrators protest for the release of hostages outside the home of Ron Dermer, in Jerusalem, April 13, 2025

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.

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.

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.

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.

IDI: Stark disparities in shelters, protective structures for Arab vs. Jewish localities

"The lack of protective structures and the disparity between Arab and Jewish localities...forces Arab residents to live in a state of constant peril," said IDI's Lital Piller

Girls walk on the outskirts of the Bedouin city of Rahat, southern Israel