Matanyahu Englman

Israel entered Hamas war with weakened domestic weapons-production capacity, probe finds

The report examined Israel’s ability to preserve domestic production of weapons, raw materials, components, and infrastructure used by the defense establishment and the IDF.

A TAMMUZ MISSILE launched from an IDF tank.
Yemanu Binyamin Zalka, 21, was stabbed in Petah Tikva on Independence Day and later succumbed to his wounds.

Tame the phenomenon: The frightening increase in youth crime needs to be handled - editorial

State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman at the site of an Iranian missile impact in southern Israel. March 22, 2026.

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

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


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.

Comptroller: Health Min. did not ensure IVF unit problems were fixed prior to embryo swap incident

Health Ministry reviews in 2018 and 2019 found significant issues in the IVF units, some of which were "significant and related to the quality and safety of care."

 Matanyahu Englman - The State Comptroller of Israel, Local Government Conference 2024

National Insurance has not updated cyber security policies in a decade, State Comptroller says

The National Insurance Institute gets tens of thousands of alerts of cyber attacks a day that must be examined by a lone analyst manning the cyber control center.

 National Insurance

Israel drops in global AI rankings, lacking national strategy, leadership - state comptroller

The report criticized a failure by the government to follow the recommendations of professional committees and allocate sufficient budgets.

 Words reading "Artificial intelligence AI", miniature of robot and toy hand are pictured in this illustration taken December 14, 2023.

Comptroller: Israelis buckling under high cost of living, gov't must do more

"The State of Israel is characterized by high concentration in the food market," said the comptroller. "We cannot accept the lack of action by government officials regarding concentration."

 A CUSTOMER shops for groceries at a Rami Levy supermarket branch, in Jerusalem.

'Voice for the Voiceless': State Comptroller Englman praises Israeli accountability reforms

Englman also tackled the use of auditing institutions to tackle fraudulent uses of artificial intelligence technology.

 Matanyahu Englman, State Comptroller of Israel and President of The European Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions, giving a speech at the 160 year anniversary of the Romanian Court of Account, September 20, 2024.

MK Mickey Levy slams Smotrich and Englman over budget delay and war report

MK Mickey Levy condemns Finance Minister Smotrich for missing the budget deadline and State Comptroller Englman for delaying the war report, urging immediate action and accountability.

 Knesset Speaker Mickey Levy.

Not a single official has taken responsibility appropriately since October 7 - comptroller

A review of the state during the war is complex but critical, he concluded.

 Engleman at the Israel Bar Association conference

State Comptroller releases subjects intended for probe regarding IDF conduct on Oct. 7

The publication was part of a document sent to the High Court in which the state comptroller asserted the interim order which bars his office from examining the IDF and Shin Bet should be removed.

 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.

Israel has severe doctor shortage, affects periphery the most, State Comptroller says

Englman warned that the shortage of doctors in certain specialties creates fierce competition, which leads to shortages in peripheral medical centers.

 DOCTORS ON their way into an emergency room: A growing shortage of doctors threatens to become a major problem in the Jewish state.