Police only shut down about three percent of brothels known to them between 2024-2025, while the report describes conduct and lack of enforcement that can push victims back into prostitution, harm Israel's ranking in the U.S. State Department's Trafficking in Persons Report, and even lead to sanctions

The audit, conducted from December 2024 through July 2025, examined enforcement of the law, investigations into trafficking for prostitution, protection of victims, and decisions…

State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman says enforcement has dropped sharply, most police districts barely act and failures in handling sex-trafficking victims may push them back into…