Tel Aviv [Israel], Israel's State Comptroller Matanyahu Engelman called on the country's prime minister and military chief of staff to cooperate in investigating the October 7 failures, "as the state auditor "I have a public and moral duty to conduct a comprehensive audit of the October 7 Simchat Torah massacre," wrote Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lieutenant-General Harzi Halevi. The US staff is currently in the midst of an audit on dozens of issues, and we The comptroller, also known as the State Ombudsman, issues periodic reports on the effectiveness of Israel's preparedness and government policies. After the war, Israeli citizens are entitled to all factors, circumstances and responsibility. Among those responsible for the failure – and the State Comptroller's Office committed to providing them, Engelman suggested in a separate letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that his office step up in sharing the relevant documents.Pulling "The fact is that more than half a year after the 10/7 massacre and almost four months after I was informed about the beginning of the massacre, according to the audit, task teams in the office did not provide the full information required in relation to There has been no cooperation in the functioning of the Prime Minister, the office and the political-security cabinet and the events and procedures that preceded them – reflecting an inappropriate situation from a public point of view,'' the controller wrote to Israel Defense in February. Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant-General Netanyahu ordered an internal investigation on October 7 into the military's failings, saying investigators would look into the IDF General Staff, military intelligence, the lack of Gaza border security and general operational matters undertaken by the political sector. Engelman wrote, "It cannot be denied that the IDF's internal operational investigations and lessons learned procedures are very important, but they are in no way a substitute for conducted audits. Office of the State Comptroller Apart from the fact that the Office of the State Comptroller is an external, independent and objective body, it is also the only civilian body that has a comprehensive systemic approach and the ability to scrutinize all ranks – political and civilian. Alike, with a specific independent over time.The commission is expected to investigate post-war political failures with a broad mandate including various control bodies. Such a commission would have wide-ranging powers to summon witnesses and collect evidence, and would be headed by a senior Supreme Court official. On October 7, Hamas launched attacks on Israeli communities near the Gaza border, killing at least 1,200 and taking 240 Israelis and foreigners hostage, with 30 of the remaining 133 hostages believed dead..