Overview
- A three-judge panel ordered a pause on practical investigatory steps tied to policy and strategy issues, including summonses, document collection and draft publications.
- The court issued a conditional order requiring Comptroller Matanyahu Englman to explain why audits in areas of high-level decisions and extensive fact-finding should not be limited.
- The comptroller was given one month to respond to the court, leaving the legal challenge to his audit still pending.
- Attorney General Gali Baharav‑Miara supported the petitions that argued the review could intrude on politically sensitive matters and duplicate a potential commission of inquiry.
- The comptroller’s office said it will comply with the interim order, warned that freezing eight audit reports could delay fixes that save lives, and defended the office’s independence.