Overview
- Emanuel Fabian of The Times of Israel reported a March 10 Iranian missile hit near Beit Shemesh, then received death threats pressuring him to rewrite it as an interception.
- Fabian filed a police complaint, and authorities opened an investigation after messages cited his home, family details, and a claimed $900,000 loss.
- The Israel Defense Forces later confirmed the projectile was not intercepted, supporting Fabian’s original account of a direct missile impact.
- Polymarket said it banned the implicated accounts for violating its rules and will provide user information to law enforcement.
- The Polymarket contract drew roughly $14–$17 million in volume, and the episode is fueling U.S. proposals such as the 'Death Bets Act' to restrict war- and death-linked markets.