Operation Roaring Lion: The State Comptroller visited the site of the missile strike in Tel Aviv and a public shelter serving hundred of foreign workers and their children
State Comptroller and Ombudsman Matanyahu Englman, met (Thursday, March 5, 2026) the Biton family, who tragically lost their three children in the missile strike that occurred in Beit Shemesh that week. He also engaged with evacuees currently accommodated at a hotel in Jerusalem, conducted a site visit to the location of the Iranian missile strike in Tel Aviv, and inspected a public shelter at the Tel Aviv Central Bus Station, where numerous foreign workers and their children are staying.
The Comptroller underscored that the ongoing conflict necessitates government officials to deliver adequate support to deserving populations, particularly those residents whose homes have been damaged by missiles since the commencement of Operation Roaring Lion.
State Comptroller Englman in a meeting with evacuees in Jerusalem
According to Englman, "In addition to managing the military campaign against Iran, and considering the ongoing war situation, the government must devote particular attention to populations from low socio-economic backgrounds so as to facilitate their return to normalcy. No one should be left behind!
"In recent months we have published reports on the response provided by the government and local authorities to the population compelled to vacate its homes due to the war. Government ministers must rectify these inadequacies as indicated in the audit findings and derive the necessary lessons immediately."
The State Comptroller at a shelter used by foreign workers and their families
The State Comptroller was accompanied by Carmit Fenton, Head of the Office of the Ombudsman within the Office of the State Comptroller, who indicated that the Ombudsman is presently operating a hotline for affected individuals who have not received appropriate responses from public entities following the state of emergency. The hotline operates from Sunday to Thursday between 08:00 and 18:00, via telephone at 02-6665199 and via WhatsApp at 050-3995422. Complaints may also be submitted through the online form and other channels.
