State comptroller

Nearly 100,000 pres. pardon applicants’ records exposed to wartime cyber threats, report finds

Nearly 100,000 pardon applicants’ records were held in systems that did not fully meet legal information-security requirements, while wartime cyber risks intensified.

Israeli president Isaac Herzog attends an event for outstanding soldiers as part of Israel’s 78th Independence Day celebrations in Jerusalem on April 20, 2026.
ON THE front line of the cyber war, Israel has become one of the world’s most targeted countries for cyberattacks, with state-backed hackers increasingly using AI to probe government networks, companies, and critical infrastructure.

State audit warns Israel’s cyber preparedness gaps threaten economy and security

State Comptroller and Ombudsman Matanyahu Englman addresses the final EUROSAI Governing Board meeting held under his presidency in Rome, May 2026.

European audit leaders honor Israel’s state comptroller at final EUROSAI board meeting

Opposition members of Israel's Knesset leave during a preliminary vote to establish a political commission of inquiry, December 24, 2025.

Yesh Atid files petition against 'corrupt' state comptroller vote


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.

IDF, comptroller reach compromise to probe October 7 massacre in 2025

The deal came after 11 months of fighting, under High Court pressure.

 A tour with the families of the abductees in Kibbutz Beeri

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

High Court sets climactic deadline in comptroller, IDF battle over Oct. 7

Supreme Court justices hint at lifting freeze on IDF review after October 7 investigation stalls.

 THE HIGH Court of Justice has been a paper tiger in everything concerning the Netanyahu bloc’s interests, says the writer

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