Outgoing state comptroller says military officials asked him to drop blame sections from Oct. 7 reports

By יצחק וייס

What happened

Matanyahu Englman said military petitioners asked him to remove responsibility findings from reports on the October 7 attacks. He said several reports are frozen by the High Court, while nearly 50 others have already been published and more are due next week.

• 01Englman said military petitioners wanted him to drop responsibility chapters from Oct. 7 reports.
• 02He said eight reports are frozen by the High Court, including one on the Re'im festival.
• 03Nearly 50 war-related audits have been published, with another batch expected next week.
• 04He argued the public deserves answers on the intelligence, fence and evacuation failures.
• 05Englman said responsibility must include both political and senior military leadership.

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