Gaza and the West Bank · share of its news about armed violence, last 12 months
Gaza and the West Bank: how tense is it right now?
23.7% of the news located in Gaza and the West Bank this week is about armed violence (war and terrorism): #2 of the 74 countries we track. Compared with its own history since 2017, that is around its usual level (57 out of 100).
Armed-conflict intensity23.7%of its news, last 7 days
Rank#2of 74 countries
Vs its own history57around its usual level
Share of the world’s war news1.0%weighed by severity
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The tensest weeks for Gaza and the West Bank since 2017share of its news about armed violence, 7 days
| Week ending | Intensity | Nearby event |
|---|---|---|
| 28 June 2025 | 79.6% | Israel–Iran ceasefire |
| 12 April 2023 | 44.2% | — |
| 11 October 2022 | 43.3% | — |
| 15 May 2023 | 43.1% | — |
| 8 October 2023 | 42.9% | October 7 attack |
Year by year
| Year | Average intensity | Highest week | Typical rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27.4% | 40.6% | #1 |
| 2025 | 23.9% | 79.6% | #2 |
| 2024 | 30.1% | 42.7% | #2 |
| 2023 | 31.1% | 44.2% | #1 |
| 2022 | 26.7% | 43.3% | #1 |
| 2021 | 17.9% | 41.3% | #5 |
| 2020 | 12.7% | 25.7% | #10 |
| 2019 | 16.7% | 32.7% | #6 |
| 2018 | 19.2% | 33.4% | #4 |
| 2017 | 15.1% | 32.6% | #8 |
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How tense is Gaza and the West Bank right now?
23.7% of the news located in Gaza and the West Bank over the last 7 days was about armed violence (war and terrorism), which ranks it #2 of the 74 countries Riftrate tracks.
Is Gaza and the West Bank more tense than usual?
Compared with its own history since 2017, Gaza and the West Bank is around its usual level: it has been calmer on 57% of days.
When was Gaza and the West Bank most tense since 2017?
The highest reading was 79.6%, in the 7 days to 28 June 2025.
Which countries in Middle East are the most tense right now?
Yemen (29.3%), Gaza and the West Bank (23.7%), Jordan (22.9%).
Where does this data come from?
From the GDELT Project, which codes events reported in the world’s news in more than 100 languages and locates them. Riftrate measures the share of each country’s news about armed violence, excluding ordinary crime and policing. It measures the news, not casualties.
How it is measured: GDELT locates every event reported in the news. We take all the coverage of events located in the country over 7 days and measure the part about armed violence: war and terrorism, excluding ordinary crime and policing. It does not depend on the size of the country or on how many newspapers cover it. It measures the news, not the number of victims. Methodology