Comptroller Report

Gov’t, IDF had no approved mass civilian evacuation plan pre-Oct. 7, comptroller report finds

As of October 7, Israel still has zero approved national operational evacuation plans and has conducted no emergency drills for a mass civilian displacement scenario, the comptroller found.

 People queue as Israelis are evacuated from the southern town of Sderot, near Israel's border with Gaza, October 15, 2023
High Court Justice Daphne Barak-Erez arrives for a hearing on petitions calling to halt or substantially limit State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman’s investigations into the failures surrounding the Hamas's October 7 massacre, December 29, 2025; illustrative.

High Court urged to lift Oct. 7 audit freeze, hold semi-classified hearing

 View of the Power Station in Hadera, on Janury 27, 2018.

Israel entered Gaza war without emergency plan for electricity, energy sectors, probe finds

Israel's burial grounds shortage is worse than that predicted by the state comptroller in 2024.

Israel might be on verge of burial crisis with cemeteries struggling for burial space


IDF is only 22% protected from drone attacks - comptroller report

IDF intelligence suffering because of the move from North to South.

An Iranian Shahed 171 drone dropping a bomb as part of a military exercise in the Gulf, in Iran

IDF's treatment of mental health 'insufficient' - Comptroller

One in four soldiers uses the army’s mental health services and meet with either a psychiatrist or mental health officer • report also finds deficiencies in the way that IDF handles firing ranges

IDF's mental health officers drill

Israel unable to educate children during COVID-19 – comptroller

The Education Ministry failed to map how much computers, laptops and Internet service packages are needed, the report warns – nor does it know when it will be able to.

Ultra-Orthodox children wearing face masks at their school in the city of Rehovot, May 24, 2020

Delays, inefficiency mar Israel’s response to coronavirus – comptroller

The State Comptroller’s Report details problems in the government’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak on a number of fronts.

Ichilov Medical team at the coronavirus unit, in the Ichilov hospital, Tel Aviv, Israel, July 28, 2020.

End Shin Bet surveillance of corona-infected citizens – comptroller

Comes out against PM stance, but carefully • agency violated privacy in four cases

Israel Police prepare for new coronavirus lockdown regulations, Sept. 25, 2020

IDF not prepared for chemical weapons attack

Englman recommended that the commander of the land forces lead a campaign to improve combat units’ readiness for chemical weapons warfare.

The IDF Home Front Command drills gas a chemical weapons attack against Israel in 2013.

Israel will not reach its energy goals - comptroller

In early 2020, the state failed to reach its goal in wind-turbine produced power, 2.6 megawatt to the 730 megawatts that were called for.

A worker stands next to parabolic mirrors tracking the sun at the research site of solar power company Brenmiller Energy in Israel's Negev desert

Over 70% of Holocaust survivors need financial aid - comptroller

The report suggested one single information point be created to help survivors.

Holocaust Survivor Edward Mosberg outside Birkenau.

IDF ‘endangered lives’ on West Bank roads

Among the top issues was communication failures and disputes over which body was actually in charge.

A view shows the West Bank settlement of Ma'aleh Adumim, June 30, 2020.

Israelis near borders still don’t have access to shelters - report

Public shelters found to be inadequate for 2.6 million citizens, evacuation plans are incomplete, says State Comptroller’s Report.

RESIDENTS OF the South take cover last week after hearing sirens warning of incoming rockets from Gaza.