By Vered Weiss, World Israel News
Israel’s State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman has launched an investigation into the failures that led to the Hamas’s invasion of southern Israel and massacre on October 7th, as reported by Ynet.
Englman requested IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevy in a letter to open access to classified military information and data concerning the interaction between the military and political officials before, during, and immediately after October 7th.
Englman also said he expects cooperation from every branch of the IDF and that he predicts the investigation to take only a few months.
He listed 33 issues that are being investigated which fall under the categories of border protection, securing data, availability of military equipment, and preparedness
Englman emphasized that the government will also be subject to scrutiny including the period before the present government including the Bennett-Lapid administration.
In addition, procedures within the intelligence community and how information before October 7th was collected and reviewed will also be looked at.
