Pronóstico: Israeli forces withdraw from beyond the Litani River by…?

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Market context

Polymarket’s **0% YES** implies the contract is being priced as effectively unwinnable for a withdrawal announcement before expiry, even though the market settles on a formal Israeli announcement rather than battlefield geography. On Polymarket, traders lock in USDC on Polygon and hold conditional tokens, so the key question is not whether Israeli units have ever operated north of the Litani, but whether Israel will publicly state that *all ground forces* are out of Lebanese territory beyond it by the deadline.

The current setup is best read against the 2024 ceasefire logic, which tied Israeli pullbacks to Lebanese army deployment and Hezbollah moving north of the Litani. Israel already signalled in January 2025 that its withdrawal would continue beyond the original 60-day deadline because enforcement conditions were not met, and Reuters reported in May 2026 that Netanyahu said Israeli forces had moved beyond the Litani during an expanded offensive.[2][3] That history matters for pricing because prior statements show withdrawal has been conditional and phased, not automatic.

For traders, the main catalysts are official Israeli readouts, remarks from Netanyahu, the defence ministry, or the IDF, plus any U.S.-mediated Lebanon talks that could trigger a phased redeployment. Reuters and other recent reports indicate Israel has linked any pullback to Lebanese army deployment and Hezbollah positioning, so a fresh cabinet decision or military communiqué would matter more than headline maps or temporary tactical withdrawals.[2][10][11] The market only needs an announcement of completed withdrawal from beyond the river, so the wording of any statement is likely to matter more than the front line itself.

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Methodology

This page reviews Pronóstico: Israeli forces withdraw from beyond the Litani River by…? across five venues. The live probability is the Polymarket mid-price, sourced directly from the on-chain Polygon order book; the comparison columns benchmark each venue on fee structure, KYC, settlement currency and payment rails. Every CTA routes to Polymarket Qué Es, which mirrors the Polymarket order book at 0% fees.

Resolution & payout

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FAQ

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How reliable are the quoted odds?

The YES/NO percentages are the live mid-prices of the Polymarket order book. On deep markets they move every few seconds; on thinner ones you'll see short plateaus.