Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe08:34 PM • June 09 2026 IDTIsrael was unprepared for the sharp rise in security detainees after Oct. 7, State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman said on Tuesday, warning that systemic failures in detention capacity and coordination strained Shin Bet operations, endangered prison staff and contributed to the release of 19 detainees assessed as posing a security risk.In the NewsComptroller: Post-Oct. 7 Prison Overcrowding Forced Release of 19 DetaineesUN Inquiry Finds Israeli Forces Shield Settlers During Attacks on PalestiniansMost Israelis Don't Want Netanyahu to Run in the Next Election, Poll FindsAG Says Ben-Gvir Uses Police for Political Campaign, Far-right PropagandaBarak Ravid Has Unusual Access to Trump. But at What Cost?Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI'We Were Ordered to Kill': The 1967 Nakba That Israelis Don't Know AboutOne Killed, Five Wounded in Terror Shooting Rampage in Central IsraelGermany Is Paying a Price for Its Sweeping Support for IsraelThe Paradigm That Led to Oct. 7 Didn't Collapse, It Was Fiction From the StartIf the Netanyahu Government Falls, This Will Be the Reason'Server in the Sky': How Israeli Drones Became a 'Target Generator' Over Gaza
Comptroller: Post-Oct. 7 prison overcrowding forced release of 19 detainees
State Comptroller Report Finds Israel Was Unprepared for the Surge in Security Detainees After Oct. 7, Harming Shin Bet Operations, Endangering Guards and Contributing to Overcrowding That Led to the Release of 19 Detainees Deemed Risky. Englman Said Failure 'Must Be Viewed With Gravity'






