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State Comptroller Finds Major Deficiencies in Public Shelter Safety After Years of Rocket Attacks
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First reported by Globes · 45 minutes ago
What happened
In September 2025, State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman revealed significant safety defects in 15 of 16 public shelters inspected, including poor signage, disorganization, and faulty blast door seals, following nearly two years of intense rocket attacks.
- 01State Comptroller inspected 16 public shelters in September 2025 after nearly two years of war.
- 0215 shelters had at least one deficiency in signage, organization, or structural integrity.
- 03Five shelters had problems closing blast doors and operating locks.
- 04Eleven buildings had defective door sealing rubber compromising airtightness.
- 05Inspection followed about 30,800 rocket and missile attacks since the war began.
- 06Findings call for urgent improvements in public shelter safety measures.
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