A civilian and a navy reservist have been suspected of putting bets on future navy operations.
Printed On 12 Feb 2026
Two Israelis have been charged with allegedly utilizing labeled navy data to put bets on Polymarket, authorities stated.
The Defence Ministry, Shin Guess safety service and the police issued a joint assertion on Thursday, saying a civilian and a navy reservist have been suspected of putting bets on the US-based prediction market on future navy operations primarily based on data that the reservist had entry to.
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The assertion stated that the State Prosecutor’s Workplace determined to indict them for critical safety offences, in addition to on expenses of bribery and obstruction of justice.
The navy stated an investigation discovered that “no operational harm was brought about within the present incident”.
Nevertheless it stated the incident was a “extreme moral failure and a transparent crossing of a crimson line.”
Polymarket is a US-based web site the place customers place bets predicting the outcomes of a variety of occasions together with elections, sports activities or information occasions.
Israeli authorities supplied no particulars on the identification of the 2 people or the reservist’s rank or place within the navy however warned that such actions posed a “actual safety threat” for the navy and the Israeli state.
Israel’s public broadcaster Kan had reported earlier that the bets have been positioned in June upfront of Israel’s conflict with Iran and that the winnings have been roughly $150,000.
Israel’s navy and safety companies “view the acts attributed to the defendants very significantly and can act resolutely to thwart and produce to justice any individual concerned within the exercise of utilizing labeled data illegally,” the assertion stated.
