84 of its 125 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Hebron accounted for 53 of Palestine's 84 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets.
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 57 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about three times the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Palestine on 30 of the 30 days held.
Most on Friday 23 October 2026: 116 of its 162 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Palestine: 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.
PalestineThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightSeptember 2026
25 Sep
Gazaattacks & violence
89 stories, 201 outlets
26 Sep
Gazaattacks & violence
40 stories, 35 outlets
27 Sep
Gazaattacks & violence
50 stories, 33 outlets
29 Sep
Gazaattacks & violence
50 stories, 89 outlets
October 2026
1 Oct
Gazaattacks & violence
56 stories, 48 outlets
3 Oct
Gazaattacks & violence
31 stories, 34 outlets
7 Oct
Gazaattacks & violence
69 stories, 74 outlets
8 Oct
Gazaattacks & violence
58 stories, 53 outlets
11 Oct
Gazaattacks & violence
40 stories, 33 outlets
16 Oct
Turmus Ayyaattacks & violence
23 stories, 73 outlets
16 Oct
Ramallahattacks & violence
33 stories, 211 outlets
17 Oct
Gazaattacks & violence
26 stories, 170 outlets
19 Oct
Gazaattacks & violence
81 stories, 90 outlets
23 Oct
Hebronattacks & violence
67 stories, 69 outlets
24 Oct
Hebronattacks & violence
53 stories, 50 outlets
Scroll 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 Palestine most116 of its 162 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Hebron accounted for 67 of Palestine's 116 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets.
131 of its 208 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Gaza accounted for 81 of Palestine's 131 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets.
117 of its 191 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Gaza accounted for 69 of Palestine's 117 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets.
86 of its 141 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Gaza accounted for 54 of Palestine's 86 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets.
101 of its 150 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Gaza accounted for 53 of Palestine's 101 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets.
24 more days the news pointed at Palestine
61 of its 123 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Gaza accounted for 32 of Palestine's 61 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets.
71 of its 119 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Gaza accounted for 39 of Palestine's 71 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets.
70 of its 125 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Gaza accounted for 37 of Palestine's 70 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets.
47 of its 106 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. 13 of Ramallah's 21 stories were about protests or strikes.
80 of its 135 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Ramallah accounted for 38 of Palestine's 80 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets.
114 of its 185 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (48 stories).
79 of its 147 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Gaza accounted for 46 of Palestine's 79 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets.
77 of its 162 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Gaza accounted for 41 of Palestine's 77 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets.
74 of its 140 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Gaza accounted for 40 of Palestine's 74 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets.
60 of its 105 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Gaza accounted for 40 of Palestine's 60 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets.
64 of its 114 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Gaza accounted for 40 of Palestine's 64 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets.
67 of its 122 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Gaza accounted for 48 of Palestine's 67 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets.
80 of its 155 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Gaza accounted for 50 of Palestine's 80 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets.
80 of its 131 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Gaza accounted for 58 of Palestine's 80 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets.
89 of its 138 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Gaza accounted for 57 of Palestine's 89 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets.
58 of its 117 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Gaza accounted for 31 of Palestine's 58 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets.
64 of its 124 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Gaza accounted for 37 of Palestine's 64 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets.
85 of its 145 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Gaza accounted for 56 of Palestine's 85 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets.
61 of its 128 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Gaza accounted for 37 of Palestine's 61 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets.
103 of its 173 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Gaza accounted for 50 of Palestine's 103 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets.
90 of its 165 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Gaza accounted for 66 of Palestine's 90 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets.
85 of its 167 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Gaza accounted for 50 of Palestine's 85 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets.
62 of its 127 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Gaza accounted for 40 of Palestine's 62 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets.
131 of its 233 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Gaza accounted for 89 of Palestine's 131 stories about harm, carried by 201 outlets.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 5 million people live in Palestine. Over these days its news carried 461 stories about people being harmed for every million people — more than ten times the world's rate (36 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 & violence52%1,283 stories
Rights & justice26%631 stories
Displacement9%218 stories
Health4%88 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given3%82 stories
Shelter & services3%71 stories
Food & livelihood2%53 stories
Disasters & accidents2%48 stories
Where it happened
Palestine (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days, coloured by kind. Click a dot for its stories.
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed882 Stories reporting people injured522 Stories reporting arrests352 Stories reporting people affected321 Stories reporting people displaced167 Stories reporting refugees93 Stories reporting abductions93 Stories reporting evacuations55 Stories reporting people falling ill1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were much harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Palestine. Ring: the world. Measured over 2,400 stories.
Feelings
Angerabout twice as angry as the world's
Against its own usual: a little more than usual
Griefabout one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Feara little more fearful than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Warmtha little less warm than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Palestine in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Palestine's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Palestine57 in 100
of its 4,363 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Israel52 in 100
of its 16,772 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Jordan23 in 100
of its 2,143 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Egypt19 in 100
of its 3,039 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.
Diseases and disasters named far more than usual
hunger20 Oct10 of its stories that day, about 7 times its usualCounted where the stories mention most, so a storm abroad can land under a country only mentioned. Opens that day.