Articles in "State Comptroller, ombudsman"

Israeli Police Misused Advanced Surveillance Tools for Years, Comptroller Reports

Editor's note Jan. 21, 2026: This story has been updated to include a response from the Israel Police. Israeli police engaged in ...

Audit Reveals Widespread Financial Violations in Israel’s 2024 Municipal Elections

Israel's State Comptroller uncovered significant financial irregularities and campaign violations in the February 2024 municipal elections, ...

Israeli Schools Were Unprepared for War Emergency Despite COVID Lessons

Nearly 2 million Israeli students faced disrupted education after the October 7 Hamas attacks, with schools lacking basic technological ...

Over 10,000 Hospital Beds Unprotected Against Rocket Attacks, Israeli Report Warns

More than half of Israel’s hospital beds lack adequate protection from rocket and missile attacks, exposing patients and medical staff to ...

Israeli High Court Halts Comptroller’s Probes of October 7 Massacre

Israel’s High Court of Justice on Wednesday ordered State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman to suspend key aspects of his investigation into ...

Tel Aviv Metro Project Faces Major Delays and Cost Overruns, State Comptroller Warns

Israel's ambitious Tel Aviv metro project, set to become the country's largest infrastructure undertaking, faces severe organizational and ...

Jerusalem Security Barrier Fails to Prevent Illegal Entry, State Watchdog Warns

Critical security failures in the barrier system surrounding Jerusalem have left significant gaps allowing unrestricted Palestinian access ...

Cyber Weaknesses Put Israeli Elections, Democracy at Risk, State Comptroller Warns

State Comptroller Matanyahu Engelman warned on Tuesday that Israel’s preparations for foreign interference in the 2026 elections are ...

Israel Failed for Years to Protect Critical Infrastructure from Missile Threats, Audit Finds

Israel’s State Comptroller on Tuesday accused the country’s defense and national security bodies of failing, for years, to protect some ...

‘Failing Grade’: Israeli Higher Education System Falling Short for Reservists

After two years of war, reserve duty students in Israeli higher education institutions are expressing widespread dissatisfaction with ...


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