Overview
- Prosecutors filed indictments in Tel Aviv against an IDF reservist and a civilian accused of using classified military information to wager on Polymarket.
- The charges include severe national-security offenses, bribery and obstruction of justice, following a joint investigation by Shin Bet, the Defense Ministry’s Arazim unit and Israel Police.
- A court gag order restricts disclosure of identities and case details, and prosecutors said the accused will remain in custody until the end of the proceedings.
- The military reported no operational harm from the incident but called it a grave ethical breach, with disciplinary action and reinforced procedures planned across IDF units.
- Reporting links the case to an anonymous account that earned about $150,000 on highly precise June 2025 bets tied to Israeli strikes on Iran, intensifying scrutiny of prediction-market anonymity.