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).
25 Oct: 48 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about twice the world's share (20).
What stood out
The news pointed at Israel on 1 of the 1 day held.
Most on Sunday 25 October 2026: Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (49 stories).
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Israel: stories reporting people killed, out of every 1,000 of its stories
Stories, not people. Dashed line: the world.
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 mostIn 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 25 stories about people being harmed for every million people — more than ten times the world's rate (0.8 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 & violence62%150 stories
Rights & justice20%48 stories
Displacement11%27 stories
Health4%10 stories
Disasters & accidents2%4 stories
Food & livelihood1%2 stories
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed129 Stories reporting people injured63 Stories reporting people affected59 Stories reporting arrests50 Stories reporting people displaced49 Stories reporting abductions18 Stories reporting evacuations5 Stories reporting refugees3Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were much harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Israel. Ring: the world. Measured over 242 stories.
Feelings
Angerabout twice as angry as the world's
Griefabout one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's
Feara little more fearful than the world's
Warmthabout as warm as the world's
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
Palestine63 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Israel48 in 100
of its 504 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Jordan56 in 100
of its 90 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Saudi Arabia43 in 100
of its 282 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Syria37 in 100
of its 38 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Lebanon41 in 100
of its 17 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Egypt14 in 100
of its 87 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
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 & violence
Israel (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.