A journalist for The Times of Israel has reported receiving days of harassment and death threats after covering an Iranian missile strike near Beit Shemesh on March 10. The report stated that a missile warhead struck an open area outside the city, causing a large explosion but no injuries. Soon after publication, individuals began contacting the reporter দাবি claiming the projectile had been intercepted and demanding that the story be changed.

The pressure campaign was linked to heavy betting on a prediction market platform, where more than 14 million dollars had been wagered on whether Iran struck Israel that day. Because the market’s rules excluded intercepted missiles from counting as a strike, gamblers who had bet against a successful தாக்க sought to have the report altered. The journalist received persistent emails, social media messages, fabricated screenshots, offers of financial compensation, and eventually explicit threats of violence.

As the intimidation escalated, one individual warned that large sums of money would be spent to harm the reporter if the article was not revised. The journalist contacted police, who have opened an investigation. Despite the threats, the reporter has refused to amend the story and expressed concern that similar financial pressure could tempt less scrupulous journalists to manipulate coverage in the future.