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Hamas

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

Organization · 2,013 stories · 21,303 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 7, 2023

Right nowactive arcs, newest development first

and 3 more active, listed under All arcs

All arcs12 named arcs in 2026

Year: changes this list, the board and the stories below.

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Active · 8

Gone quiet · 4

On a timeline

every arc in 2026 at its own dates · opens on month
Sep 1 – Sep 30, 20262 arcs shown · 7 more this September
  • Each row is an arc
  • A mark is a story, on the day it was first reported
  • Who covered it: left, center, right
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Israel's reckoning over October 7 and Netanyahu's clashes with his security chiefs

1 of 12 stories this September

Netanyahu faces backlash over report he was warned of Hamas attack days before October 7 · 40 articles, Sep 8
The Israel-Hamas war: Trump's peace plan, the 2025 cease-fire and what followed

6 of 104 stories this September

Israeli strike in Gaza kills 4 including children and other Mideast developments · 15 articles, Sep 6War-damaged Gaza building collapses, killing 20 people sheltering inside · 51 articles, Sep 16Fatal building collapse highlights dangers plaguing Gaza nearly a year after ceasefire · 6 articles, Sep 18Trump's Board of Peace proposes $2.45 billion blueprint to begin Gaza reconstruction · 32 articles, Sep 23Board of Peace has met with UNRWA despite saying it has no Gaza role, agency's ex-chief says · 9 articles, Sep 25Palestinian death toll in Gaza war passes 74,000 · 13 articles, Sep 27
The Israel-Hamas war: the campus protests and the fight over antisemitism · Oct 9, 2023 – Sep 23, 2026The West Bank during the Gaza war: settler attacks, raids and new settlements · Oct 13, 2023 – Sep 25, 2026The Israel-Hamas war: the push to recognize a Palestinian state · Dec 12, 2023 – Sep 17, 2026The Houthis' attacks on Red Sea shipping and the US and Israeli strikes on Yemen · Dec 31, 2023 – Sep 25, 2026The Israel-Hamas war: Trump's plan to take over Gaza and move Palestinians out · Jan 26, 2025 – Sep 4, 2026The 2026 Michigan Senate race: Abdul El-Sayed vs. Mike Rogers · Apr 14, 2025 – Sep 25, 2026Zohran Mamdani's talk of arresting Netanyahu on the ICC warrant · Jul 18 – Sep 26, 2026

Coverage over timeindependent sources per week, by side, every year we hold

202316819 articles202424635 articles202511073 articles20262876 articles

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Oct 2, 2023315623499
Oct 9, 202368217372503
Oct 16, 202392213352417
Oct 23, 202355120311216
Oct 30, 202356170321522
Nov 6, 202354118301117
Nov 13, 20234210926940
Nov 20, 202351127261210
Nov 27, 202358116321295
Dec 4, 2023336822548
Dec 11, 2023308121796
Dec 18, 2023496518548
Dec 25, 2023307016561
Jan 1, 2024449329762
Jan 8, 2024478926721
Jan 15, 2024417616588
Jan 22, 2024498523649
Jan 29, 2024417419566
Feb 5, 2024489322702
Feb 12, 2024376720529
Feb 19, 2024398022562
Feb 26, 20245110225863
Mar 4, 2024498527653
Mar 11, 2024346620480
Mar 18, 2024346015447
Mar 25, 2024285618348
Apr 1, 20244010027809
Apr 8, 2024255318337
Apr 15, 2024354924401
Apr 22, 2024559825906
Apr 29, 202453136291062
May 6, 2024419725785
May 13, 2024318325580
May 20, 2024389825736
May 27, 2024338423559
Jun 3, 2024318125513
Jun 10, 2024305521400
Jun 17, 2024214014241
Jun 24, 202421269152
Jul 1, 2024103110183
Jul 8, 2024812769
Jul 15, 2024243410203
Jul 22, 2024366720470
Jul 29, 2024356822450
Aug 5, 2024204217280
Aug 12, 2024194810261
Aug 19, 2024214116254
Aug 26, 2024297817475
Sep 2, 2024194914372
Sep 9, 202411292118
Sep 16, 2024296126438
Sep 23, 2024247521484
Sep 30, 2024276227462
Oct 7, 2024214713246
Oct 14, 2024233822245
Oct 21, 2024184422235
Oct 28, 2024172916146
Nov 4, 2024142912144
Nov 11, 2024113416167
Nov 18, 2024173419170
Nov 25, 2024265523321
Dec 2, 2024142814124
Dec 9, 2024922885
Dec 16, 2024910353
Dec 23, 202413337182
Dec 30, 202472111114
Jan 6, 2025233620235
Jan 13, 20253810226822
Jan 20, 2025305612341
Jan 27, 2025244019269
Feb 3, 2025304724410
Feb 10, 2025235119334
Feb 17, 2025204217297
Feb 24, 2025143212158
Mar 3, 2025163017209
Mar 10, 2025243715204
Mar 17, 2025265116309
Mar 24, 2025153014175
Mar 31, 202511309136
Apr 7, 2025153114169
Apr 14, 20258226114
Apr 21, 2025713349
Apr 28, 202532110
May 5, 202510328131
May 12, 2025264316251
May 19, 2025223016194
May 26, 202510419167
Jun 2, 2025233912230
Jun 9, 2025152614159
Jun 16, 202524112
Jun 23, 20252116
Jun 30, 2025103011149
Jul 7, 202513267108
Jul 14, 2025512451
Jul 21, 2025193315177
Jul 28, 2025243312177
Aug 4, 2025123711173
Aug 11, 2025153210198
Aug 18, 202517317154
Aug 25, 2025820470
Sep 1, 2025510644
Sep 8, 2025274917326
Sep 15, 2025213915253
Sep 22, 2025142612117
Sep 29, 2025316526534
Oct 6, 2025276922522
Oct 13, 2025266220445
Oct 20, 2025222812154
Oct 27, 2025132215127
Nov 3, 2025821677
Nov 10, 20250011
Nov 17, 2025112210104
Nov 24, 2025115756
Dec 1, 2025817658
Dec 8, 20251439
Dec 15, 202514013
Dec 22, 202556532
Dec 29, 2025716465
Jan 5, 20261114
Jan 12, 2026451024
Jan 19, 20261021885
Jan 26, 202613191093
Feb 2, 202689639
Feb 9, 202666628
Feb 16, 2026614550
Feb 23, 20261417
Mar 9, 20260123
Mar 30, 20263025
May 11, 2026613546
May 25, 202624419
Jun 1, 202611311
Jun 22, 20261001
Jun 29, 202612513
Jul 6, 2026791260
Jul 13, 202658256
Jul 20, 20266181898
Jul 27, 2026215740636
Aug 3, 2026303532290
Aug 10, 2026172730142
Aug 17, 2026151822139
Aug 24, 2026719976
Aug 31, 2026131020
Sep 7, 202688747
Sep 14, 2026213018193
Sep 21, 2026183129193
Sep 28, 202638632

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

Everything else58 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Hamas that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Sep 25– 28Netanyahu under pressure over reports he was warned about October 76 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 0 right
  2. Sep 24Dem Senate hopeful dished out thousands to radical staffer who glorified Hamas: 'Freedom fighters'2 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 2 right
  3. Sep 23– 24Women in Gaza are being traded for food, forced to marry their rapists: UN2 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 2 right
  4. Sep 21– 22American Israeli held hostage by Hamas performs songs of survival and hope2 articles · 2 independent sources
    2 left, 0 center, 0 right
  5. Sep 21– 22Award-Winning Gaza Journalist Admits That Hamas Controls the Media Narrative™2 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 2 right
  6. Sep 19– 20For Palestinian aid groups, Macklemore's $1M pledge brings relief and attention to ongoing suffering7 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 1 right
  7. Sep 1– 3Justice Department seizes more than $560,000 in cryptocurrency donations for Hamas12 articles · 12 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 8 right
  8. Aug 30– Sep 3Israel kills 3 in Gaza as far-right minister plans for Palestinian removals5 articles · 3 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  9. Aug 24– 26Gaza parents urged to stop children flying kites after Israel warning to Hamas9 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 1 right
  10. Aug 12– 13Israel says Gaza drone strike targeted a Hamas commander, and other developments in the Mideast5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right

Stories that name Hamas

  1. Sep 28Dems’ Virulent Antisemitism Could Be Midterm Wild Card2 articles · 2 independent sources
    1 left, 0 center, 1 right
  2. Sep 27– 29Netanyahu made a secret visit to the UAE on Sunday, source says21 articles · 18 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 1 right
  3. Sep 22– 23Spain clears way for US extradition case against millionaire activist12 articles · 12 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 2 right
  4. Sep 21– 23Gaza journalist admits he hid footage of Israeli hostages being beaten3 articles · 3 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 3 right
  5. Sep 19– 20Ed Sheeran says situation in Gaza is 'catastrophic and unjustifiable' as he opens concert55 articles · 36 independent sources
    4 left, 9 center, 7 right
  6. Sep 15– 17Trump administration preparing a $2.8 billion munitions sale to Israel including tens of thousands of 2,000-pound bombs67 articles · 43 independent sources
    10 left, 11 center, 9 right
  7. Sep 14– 16Mahmoud Khalil lawsuit says Columbia failed to protect pro-Palestinian activists29 articles · 29 independent sources
    8 left, 4 center, 7 right
  8. Sep 7– 8Nicaragua urges ICJ to reject Germany’s bid to throw out Gaza genocide case12 articles · 7 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 0 right
  9. Sep 6– 8Macklemore defends ‘Free Palestine’ call after Ed Sheeran concert backlash11 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 2 right
  10. Aug 25– 29Iran warns of military ship ban in Hormuz under potential deal with Oman50 articles · 27 independent sources
    3 left, 8 center, 7 right

Local coverage

  1. Sep 23Israel blasts ‘grotesque absurdity’ of Macron’s UN remarks on West Bank3 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  2. Jul 15– 16Israel ramps up strikes in Gaza with attack on police7 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 0 center, 1 right
  3. Jan 2A grandmother and her grandson burn to death in a Gaza tent; Angelina Jolie visits Rafah crossing6 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 0 right
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