Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision-making was badly flawed as he oversaw a deadly Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound ship two years ago, a government report claims.

Israel’s state comptroller today recommended the attorney general’s office launch a criminal investigation into a business deal Ehud Olmert conducted before becoming prime minister.

The sale and rental of acting prime minister Ehud Olmert’s Jerusalem home was done legally, Israel’s state comptroller ruled today, putting an end to a corruption scandal just four weeks before a general election.