Ongoing Iran-Israel tensions, including the July 2026 breakdown of the US-Iran ceasefire and subsequent missile and drone exchanges, continue to shape assessments of Israeli airspace restrictions. Aviation authorities have issued repeated warnings and temporary operational limits at Ben Gurion Airport amid fresh Iranian launches in early September, while EASA maintains a caution advisory through September 30 due to ballistic missile and drone risks. Hezbollah and Houthi activity adds to the threat environment. Traders reflect these factors in elevated probabilities for a closure by late September, even as partial commercial operations persist under heightened security protocols and NOTAM extensions. Scheduled diplomatic or military developments could still alter the near-term outlook.
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This market will resolve to “Yes” if Israel initiates a major closure of its airspace by the specified date, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.
A “major closure” is defined as a broad closure, cancellation, or complete suspension of commercial aviation across the entirety of Israeli civilian airspace or a region encompassing a majority of Israeli civilian airspace, including commercial flights transiting, arriving in, and departing from that airspace. A qualifying closure must apply generally to all flights across Israel or a qualifying subset of Israeli airspace. Limited cancellations, delays, temporary ground stops or isolated regional closures will not qualify. Limited exceptions to a broad closure, however, will not disqualify such a closure from counting (e.g. exceptions for certain pre-approved flights may be permitted).
Warnings, No-Fly-Zones, flight suspensions, or other flight restrictions imposed by airlines or countries other than Israel will not be sufficient for a “Yes” resolution.
Airspace closures which occur solely due to weather conditions will not qualify.
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from Israeli aviation authorities; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.Ongoing Iran-Israel tensions, including the July 2026 breakdown of the US-Iran ceasefire and subsequent missile and drone exchanges, continue to shape assessments of Israeli airspace restrictions. Aviation authorities have issued repeated warnings and temporary operational limits at Ben Gurion Airport amid fresh Iranian launches in early September, while EASA maintains a caution advisory through September 30 due to ballistic missile and drone risks. Hezbollah and Houthi activity adds to the threat environment. Traders reflect these factors in elevated probabilities for a closure by late September, even as partial commercial operations persist under heightened security protocols and NOTAM extensions. Scheduled diplomatic or military developments could still alter the near-term outlook.
This market will resolve to “Yes” if Israel initiates a major closure of its airspace by the specified date, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.
A “major closure” is defined as a broad closure, cancellation, or complete suspension of commercial aviation across the entirety of Israeli civilian airspace or a region encompassing a majority of Israeli civilian airspace, including commercial flights transiting, arriving in, and departing from that airspace. A qualifying closure must apply generally to all flights across Israel or a qualifying subset of Israeli airspace. Limited cancellations, delays, temporary ground stops or isolated regional closures will not qualify. Limited exceptions to a broad closure, however, will not disqualify such a closure from counting (e.g. exceptions for certain pre-approved flights may be permitted).
Warnings, No-Fly-Zones, flight suspensions, or other flight restrictions imposed by airlines or countries other than Israel will not be sufficient for a “Yes” resolution.
Airspace closures which occur solely due to weather conditions will not qualify.
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from Israeli aviation authorities; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
A “major closure” is defined as a broad closure, cancellation, or complete suspension of commercial aviation across the entirety of Israeli civilian airspace or a region encompassing a majority of Israeli civilian airspace, including commercial flights transiting, arriving in, and departing from that airspace. A qualifying closure must apply generally to all flights across Israel or a qualifying subset of Israeli airspace. Limited cancellations, delays, temporary ground stops or isolated regional closures will not qualify. Limited exceptions to a broad closure, however, will not disqualify such a closure from counting (e.g. exceptions for certain pre-approved flights may be permitted).
Warnings, No-Fly-Zones, flight suspensions, or other flight restrictions imposed by airlines or countries other than Israel will not be sufficient for a “Yes” resolution.
Airspace closures which occur solely due to weather conditions will not qualify.
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from Israeli aviation authorities; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
Market Opened: Aug 18, 2026, 12:25 PM ET
Volume
$30,476,414End Date
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0x65070BE91...This market will resolve to “Yes” if Israel initiates a major closure of its airspace by the specified date, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.
A “major closure” is defined as a broad closure, cancellation, or complete suspension of commercial aviation across the entirety of Israeli civilian airspace or a region encompassing a majority of Israeli civilian airspace, including commercial flights transiting, arriving in, and departing from that airspace. A qualifying closure must apply generally to all flights across Israel or a qualifying subset of Israeli airspace. Limited cancellations, delays, temporary ground stops or isolated regional closures will not qualify. Limited exceptions to a broad closure, however, will not disqualify such a closure from counting (e.g. exceptions for certain pre-approved flights may be permitted).
Warnings, No-Fly-Zones, flight suspensions, or other flight restrictions imposed by airlines or countries other than Israel will not be sufficient for a “Yes” resolution.
Airspace closures which occur solely due to weather conditions will not qualify.
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from Israeli aviation authorities; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.Ongoing Iran-Israel tensions, including the July 2026 breakdown of the US-Iran ceasefire and subsequent missile and drone exchanges, continue to shape assessments of Israeli airspace restrictions. Aviation authorities have issued repeated warnings and temporary operational limits at Ben Gurion Airport amid fresh Iranian launches in early September, while EASA maintains a caution advisory through September 30 due to ballistic missile and drone risks. Hezbollah and Houthi activity adds to the threat environment. Traders reflect these factors in elevated probabilities for a closure by late September, even as partial commercial operations persist under heightened security protocols and NOTAM extensions. Scheduled diplomatic or military developments could still alter the near-term outlook.
This market will resolve to “Yes” if Israel initiates a major closure of its airspace by the specified date, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.
A “major closure” is defined as a broad closure, cancellation, or complete suspension of commercial aviation across the entirety of Israeli civilian airspace or a region encompassing a majority of Israeli civilian airspace, including commercial flights transiting, arriving in, and departing from that airspace. A qualifying closure must apply generally to all flights across Israel or a qualifying subset of Israeli airspace. Limited cancellations, delays, temporary ground stops or isolated regional closures will not qualify. Limited exceptions to a broad closure, however, will not disqualify such a closure from counting (e.g. exceptions for certain pre-approved flights may be permitted).
Warnings, No-Fly-Zones, flight suspensions, or other flight restrictions imposed by airlines or countries other than Israel will not be sufficient for a “Yes” resolution.
Airspace closures which occur solely due to weather conditions will not qualify.
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from Israeli aviation authorities; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
A “major closure” is defined as a broad closure, cancellation, or complete suspension of commercial aviation across the entirety of Israeli civilian airspace or a region encompassing a majority of Israeli civilian airspace, including commercial flights transiting, arriving in, and departing from that airspace. A qualifying closure must apply generally to all flights across Israel or a qualifying subset of Israeli airspace. Limited cancellations, delays, temporary ground stops or isolated regional closures will not qualify. Limited exceptions to a broad closure, however, will not disqualify such a closure from counting (e.g. exceptions for certain pre-approved flights may be permitted).
Warnings, No-Fly-Zones, flight suspensions, or other flight restrictions imposed by airlines or countries other than Israel will not be sufficient for a “Yes” resolution.
Airspace closures which occur solely due to weather conditions will not qualify.
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from Israeli aviation authorities; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
Volume
$30,476,414End Date
Oct 1, 2026Market Opened
Aug 18, 2026, 12:25 PM ETResolver
0x65070BE91...Ongoing Iran-Israel tensions, including the July 2026 breakdown of the US-Iran ceasefire and subsequent missile and drone exchanges, continue to shape assessments of Israeli airspace restrictions. Aviation authorities have issued repeated warnings and temporary operational limits at Ben Gurion Airport amid fresh Iranian launches in early September, while EASA maintains a caution advisory through September 30 due to ballistic missile and drone risks. Hezbollah and Houthi activity adds to the threat environment. Traders reflect these factors in elevated probabilities for a closure by late September, even as partial commercial operations persist under heightened security protocols and NOTAM extensions. Scheduled diplomatic or military developments could still alter the near-term outlook.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · Updated
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