Israeli Air Force officer charged with betting on Polymarket using classified military intel

An Israeli Air Force major has been arrested on suspicion of breach of trust after allegedly placing bets on Polymarket using classified information about military strikes on Iran and Yemen. The arrest, reported by N12 on Sunday, adds to what is becoming an uncomfortably long pattern of IAF personnel treating state secrets like stock tips. The officer faces a hearing over the alleged misuse of sensitive military information to wager on the crypto-based prediction platform. In previous, related cases, suspects have been hit with the more serious charge of exploiting classified military information, a distinction that suggests prosecutors are still determining just how deep this particular officer’s involvement runs. A pattern that keeps getting worse This is not an isolated incident. It is part of a broader investigation that has already produced what Israeli authorities consider an unprecedented indictment. Earlier in 2026, an IAF reservist major and a civilian accomplice were formally charged with severe security offenses, including bribery and obstruction of justice, for allegedly leveraging classified details about the timing of Israeli military actions to place bets on Polymark...