Tel Aviv, Jan. 29 -- Israel is unprepared for emergency scenarios concerning the government-owned Eilat-Ashkelon Pipeline Company, according to a sharply critical State Comptroller's report released on Wednesday.

"The Eilat-Ashkelon pipeline, known as KATZA'A, holds strategic importance for Israel. However, successive governments have failed to adequately prepare for emergencies and have delayed decision-making," said State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman emphasizing the pipeline's pivotal role in Israel's national security. As a result, during the current war and during a two-week conflict in May 2021, "Israel came dangerously close to a disruption in its fuel supply during emergencies."

The comptroller, also known as the state ombudsman...