Israeli State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman and his team are expanding their probe into the failures surrounding Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack, seeking meetings with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former security and defense chiefs.
The comptroller’s inquiry, which began in January 2024, now aims to examine political and security decision-making, including the conduct of the security cabinet, intelligence processes, and border defense in Gaza—an expansion from earlier investigations that avoided political leaders.
The State Comptroller, also known as the State Ombudsman, periodically releases reports auditing Israeli preparedness and the effectiveness of government policies.
Other officials Englman now seeks to talk to include former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, former military chiefs of staff Herzi Halevi and Aviv Kohavi, and former Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) director Ronen Bar.
