Israeli reservist civilian charged over classified Polymarket betting scheme

Israeli authorities have charged a military reservist and a civilian with using secret army information to place bets on the online prediction platform Polymarket, a case that has set off alarm bells inside the country’s defense establishment.

The indictments follow a joint probe carried out by the Defense Ministry, the Shin Bet security agency and the Israel Police. Investigators detained several people, among them reservists who had access to classified operational details during their service.