242 of its 504 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (49 stories).
19 Oct to 25 Oct: 46 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about twice the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Israel on 5 of the 7 days held.
Most on Saturday 24 October 2026: Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories).
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Israel: stories about people being harmed, out of every 100 of its stories
Dashed line: the world. Shaded: its normal range over these days. Blue dots: its biggest days.
IsraelThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightScroll sideways for earlier events. Key events are the most covered, not necessarily the most harmful: attacks, accidents and disasters, displacement, protests and outbreaks, ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported them and how clearly they were about one thing, so every year competes fairly.
Its biggest days
when the news pointed at Israel most176 of its 315 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories).
339 of its 617 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (148 stories).
241 of its 558 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
266 of its 596 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (70 stories).
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 10 million people live in Israel. Over these days its news carried 177 stories about people being harmed for every million people — more than ten times the world's rate (8.5 per million).
How much of the world's attention reached it for its size: coverage per person, not harm per person. Population is approximate (about 2023).
Parts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Conflict & violence59%1,009 stories
Rights & justice26%440 stories
Displacement6%94 stories
Health4%75 stories
Disasters & accidents2%28 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given1%25 stories
Food & livelihood1%23 stories
Shelter & services1%15 stories
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed672 Stories reporting people injured346 Stories reporting arrests305 Stories reporting people affected172 Stories reporting people displaced100 Stories reporting abductions80 Stories reporting refugees24 Stories reporting evacuations23Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were much harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Israel. Ring: the world. Measured over 1,687 stories.
Feelings
Angerabout twice as angry as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Griefabout one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's
Against its own usual: about two-thirds of usual
Feara little more fearful than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Warmthabout as warm as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Israel in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Israel's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Palestine62 in 100
of its 981 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Jordan48 in 100
of its 699 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Israel46 in 100
of its 3,744 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Saudi Arabia45 in 100
of its 2,692 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Syria36 in 100
of its 327 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Lebanon34 in 100
of its 262 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Egypt16 in 100
of its 792 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Where it happened
Attacks & violenceDeaths, cause not givenProtests & strikes
Israel (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days; fainter, smaller dots: its neighbours' biggest. Click a dot for its stories.