75 of its 119 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Gaza accounted for 33 of Palestine's 75 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets.
19 Oct to 25 Oct: 62 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 7 of the 7 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 reporting people killed, out of every 1,000 of its stories
Stories, not people. Dashed line: the world.
PalestineThe 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 Palestine most84 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.
116 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.
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.
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.
1 more day 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.
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 113 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 & violence46%280 stories
Rights & justice26%157 stories
Displacement10%59 stories
Food & livelihood7%41 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given4%25 stories
Health3%19 stories
Shelter & services2%13 stories
Disasters & accidents2%12 stories
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed248 Stories reporting people injured150 Stories reporting arrests122 Stories reporting people affected101 Stories reporting people displaced62 Stories reporting evacuations20 Stories reporting refugees12 Stories reporting abductions8Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were much harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Palestine. Ring: the world. Measured over 568 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: a little less than usual
Fearabout one and a half times as fearful as the world's
Against its own usual: a little more than usual
Warmthless 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
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
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 given
Palestine (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days; fainter, smaller dots: its neighbours' biggest. Click a dot for its stories.
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.