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Gaza City

Arcs in and about Gaza City from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Place · 230 stories · 1,754 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 9, 2023

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The Israel-Hamas war: Israel's offensives in Gaza and the civilian toll

48 of 336 stories this December · 40 about Gaza City · gone quiet

Israel-Hamas war: IDF strikes Khan Younis in southern Gaza – DW · 6 articles, Dec 1Israel strikes Gaza as pressure mounts to protect civilians · 38 articles, Dec 1Israeli airstrikes on Gaza resume after weeklong truce with Hamas ends · 98 articles, Dec 1Israeli offensive shifts to crowded southern Gaza, driving up death toll despite evacuation orders · 31 articles, Dec 2Israel orders evacuations as it widens offensive but Palestinians are running out of places to go · 76 articles, Dec 3Israel pushes deeper south after calling for evacuations in southern Gaza · 51 articles, Dec 3Israel strikes in and around Gaza's second largest city in an already bloody new phase of the war · 45 articles, Dec 3Israel designates a safe zone in Gaza. Palestinians and aid groups say it offers little relief · 14 articles, Dec 3Israeli forces battle Hamas in main southern Gaza city · 21 articles, Dec 5Israeli military says 2 civilians killed for every militant is ‘tremendously positive’ ratio given Gaza combat challenges · 5 articles, Dec 5Will Israel flood Gaza tunnels to force out Hamas? What we know · 8 articles, Dec 5Heavy fighting across Gaza as Israel presses ahead with renewed US military and diplomatic support · 31 articles, Dec 6Battles rage across Gaza as Israel aims to defeat Hamas · 22 articles, Dec 6Amnesty investigation claims US-made weapon used in two Israeli airstrikes that killed 43 civilians · 5 articles, Dec 7Strikes on Gaza's Southern Edge Sow Fear in One of the Last Areas to Which People Can Flee · 8 articles, Dec 7Reuters releases investigation finding Israeli tank fire killed 1 of its journalists · 5 articles, Dec 7Palestinians crowd into ever-shrinking areas in Gaza as Israel's war against Hamas enters 3rd month · 22 articles, Dec 8Israel vows to fight on in Gaza despite deadly ambush and rising international pressure · 26 articles, Dec 8Images from Gaza show Israeli soldiers detaining dozens of men stripped to underwear · 8 articles, Dec 8Israel presses on with Gaza offensive · 5 articles, Dec 9Israel presses ahead with bombarding Gaza, including areas it told Palestinians to evacuate to · 29 articles, Dec 9Israeli defense chief resists pressure to halt Gaza campaign, says it will 'take time' · 9 articles, Dec 11Israel battles militants in Gaza's main cities, with civilians still stranded near front lines · 13 articles, Dec 11Israeli defense minister says war on Hamas will last months as US envoy discusses timetable · 31 articles, Dec 11Israeli army has begun pumping seawater into Hamas tunnels in Gaza: report · 11 articles, Dec 129 Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza City ambush in sign that Hamas resistance is still strong · 32 articles, Dec 12Gaza hospitals morph into military strongholds, confirms director · 14 articles, Dec 13Nearly Half Of All Munitions Dropped Over Gaza Are ‘Dumb Bombs,’ Report Citing U.S. Intel Assessment Says · 8 articles, Dec 14Israeli strike on school kills Al Jazeera cameraman in southern Gaza, network says · 21 articles, Dec 15Israeli airstrike killed USAID contractor and family in Gaza, agency says · 14 articles, Dec 17Gaza death toll exceeds 20,000 as Israel expands ground war against Hamas · 37 articles, Dec 18Israel strikes south Gaza and raids a hospital in the north as war grinds on with renewed US support · 40 articles, Dec 19Israel bombs Gaza as UN weighs new ceasefire call · 6 articles, Dec 19Israel-Hamas war: IDF chief warns of prolonged war – DW · 27 articles, Dec 20Israel’s military campaign in Gaza seen as among the most destructive in history, experts say · 14 articles, Dec 21Israel's military campaign in Gaza seen as among the most destructive in history, experts say - The Daily Reporter · 6 articles, Dec 21At least 68 killed in central Gaza in airstrike, adding to weekend's bloodshed · 90 articles, Dec 22Israeli strike kills 76 members of one Gaza family, rescue officials say as combat expands in south · 5 articles, Dec 23Israel strikes 2 homes, killing more than 90 Palestinians. Biden says he didn’t request a cease-fire · 35 articles, Dec 23Palestinians feel 'no joy' as Israel bombs Gaza on Christmas · 16 articles, Dec 24Israeli strikes in central Gaza kill at least 35 · 45 articles, Dec 25Israeli military says Gaza ground offensive has expanded into urban refugee camps · 56 articles, Dec 26Netanyahu says Gaza war on Hamas will go on for 'many more months,' thanks US for new weapons sales · 19 articles, Dec 26Israeli strikes across Gaza kill dozens of Palestinians, even in largely emptied north · 23 articles, Dec 27More strikes on Gaza after Israel warns war will last through 2024 · 17 articles, Dec 27Palestinians stream into a southern Gaza town as Israel expands its offensive in the center · 20 articles, Dec 29Strike kills 12 people, mostly children, in Gaza area declared safe zone by Israel - The Daily Reporter · 12 articles, Dec 31Israel is entering a new phase of war. Is it still trying to ‘destroy’ Hamas? · 12 articles, Dec 31
The Israel-Hamas war: US backing for Israel and the pressure over its conduct · Oct 7, 2023 – Sep 17, 2026The Israel-Hamas war: the hostages and the cease-fire talks, 2023-2025 · Oct 7, 2023 – Oct 7, 2025The Israel-Hamas war: hunger, famine and the fight over aid to Gaza · Oct 9, 2023 – Jul 24, 2026

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Aug 11, 2025224419247
Aug 18, 202517305145
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Oct 6, 202511261692
Oct 13, 2025163414169
Oct 20, 20251157
Nov 10, 202502011
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Dec 15, 20250203
Dec 22, 20253104
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Jan 26, 202625011
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Jul 20, 20260101
Aug 3, 2026513271
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Aug 24, 202625013
Aug 31, 20260203
Sep 7, 202604110
Sep 14, 2026611240
Sep 28, 20261001

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else8 stories in 2023 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Gaza City that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Oct 27Hamas’s main operations base is under Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, says IDF4 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 3 right
  2. Oct 20Gaza Greek Orthodox church blast—What we wnow4 articles · 4 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right

Stories that name Gaza City

  1. Nov 23Israeli army arrests al-Shifa Hospital director, other doctors in Gaza4 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 1 right
  2. Nov 13EU nations condemn Hamas for what they describe as use of hospitals, civilians as ‘human shields’5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 2 right
  3. Nov 8– 9U.S. launches airstrike in Syria in response to attacks by Iranian-backed militias23 articles · 23 independent sources
    2 left, 8 center, 2 right
  4. Oct 30US forces have been attacked 23 times in Iraq, Syria since Hamas assault on Israel6 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  5. Oct 17– 20Israel-Hamas War Live News Updates: Biden Says American Leadership Holds the World Together368 articles · 101 independent sources
    29 left, 45 center, 18 right
  6. Oct 9– 10IDF says Gaza border finally sealed, bodies of 1,500 terrorists found inside Israel5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
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