Israeli Air Force Major Allegedly Uses Classified Information for Illicit Trading on Polymarket, Gains Over ¥26 Million

Classified Information Leaked to a Civilian Acquaintance

The Tel Aviv District Court, on the evening of the 27th local time, allowed the publication of the details of the indictment against a reserve major of the Israeli Air Force (IAF), who is accused of misusing classified information to place bets on the prediction market platform 'Polymarket'. This case was reported for the first time following the partial lifting of a military gag order.

According to the indictment, in June 2025, the reserve major was involved in a large-scale bombing operation in Iran, dubbed 'Operation Rising...'