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

Place · 595 stories · 1,940 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 6, 2023

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The Israel-Hamas war: the hostages and the cease-fire talks, 2023-2025

81 of 278 stories this year · 5 about Jerusalem · gone quiet

Hamas and Israel are negotiating the release of 34 hostages from Gaza · 17 articles, Jan 5Trump warns ‘all hell will break out’ if Gaza hostages aren’t released before his inauguration · 12 articles, Jan 7Israel identifies body of hostage recovered from Gaza, days after father’s remains were found · 44 articles, Jan 8Israel’s Netanyahu sends Mossad director to Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar in sign of progress · 22 articles, Jan 11Biden and Netanyahu discuss the latest in the effort to reach an Israel-Hamas war ceasefire · 22 articles, Jan 11Progress made in talks over Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage release, officials say · 32 articles, Jan 13Biden welcomes Gaza ceasefire ‘after so much pain, death and loss of life’ · 32 articles, Jan 13Cease-fire deal or not, Israel's Hamas problem probably isn't going away · 34 articles, Jan 13Israel and Hamas reach deal on Gaza ceasefire and hostage release · 204 articles, Jan 13Will There Finally Be A Gaza Ceasefire? · 23 articles, Jan 14Hamas accepts draft agreement for Gaza cease-fire and release of hostages, officials say · 35 articles, Jan 14Trump and Biden both claim credit for Gaza ceasefire deal · 22 articles, Jan 15Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas takes effect in Gaza as Israelis await first hostage release · 192 articles, Jan 15Netanyahu says 'last-minute crisis' with Hamas holding up approval of Gaza truce and hostage deal · 58 articles, Jan 15Netanyahu says deal to release hostages held in Gaza has been reached after last minute snags · 18 articles, Jan 16Hamas frees hostages, Israel releases Palestinian prisoners on Day One of ceasefire · 131 articles, Jan 18As ceasefire takes hold, Hamas returns 3 Israeli hostages and Israel frees 90 Palestinian prisoners · 41 articles, Jan 18Israel prepares for hostages' return with scant knowledge of their condition · 8 articles, Jan 18Many Palestinians in Gaza have no homes left to return to · 12 articles, Jan 18Trump says he’s ‘not confident’ Gaza ceasefire will hold · 13 articles, Jan 18Israel receives names of four female hostages Hamas is due to release Saturday · 51 articles, Jan 19Israel releases Palestinian prisoners after delay over chaotic hostage handover · 27 articles, Jan 24Freedom is bittersweet for Palestinians released from Israeli jails · 8 articles, Jan 24Israel says eight of the remaining hostages to be released by Hamas in phase one of deal are dead · 102 articles, Jan 25Hamas frees 3 hostages and Israel releases Palestinian prisoners amid cease-fire · 103 articles, Jan 25Qatar says a deal is reached to release an Israeli hostage and allow Palestinians into northern Gaza · 15 articles, Jan 26Israel blocks thousands from returning home to northern Gaza over ceasefire dispute · 15 articles, Jan 26Palestinians celebrate their return to northern Gaza after 15 months of war · 60 articles, Jan 27Hamas releases 3 Israeli hostages as Gaza truce proceeds · 59 articles, Feb 7Thai hostages freed from Gaza arrive in Bangkok · 14 articles, Feb 9Israel completes withdrawal from key road dividing Gaza as part of ceasefire deal · 21 articles, Feb 9Respecting Israel-Gaza truce ‘only way’ to bring back hostages, Hamas says after Trump’s ceasefire comments – live · 13 articles, Feb 10Hamas says it will release hostages as scheduled this weekend · 92 articles, Feb 10Israel threatens ‘all hell will break loose’ on Hamas in latest Gaza ceasefire crisis - Boston News, Weather, Sports · 24 articles, Feb 10Netanyahu threatens to resume fighting in Gaza if hostages aren’t released Saturday · 30 articles, Feb 11Three Israeli hostages released in Gaza after week of ceasefire tensions · 84 articles, Feb 13Hamas says it will release more hostages than expected this week, including bodies of the Bibas family · 32 articles, Feb 13Hamas frees all 6 hostages in exchange with Israel as part of ceasefire deal · 71 articles, Feb 15Body released by Hamas is Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas, family says · 74 articles, Feb 19Hamas hands over bodies of 4 hostages to Israel as dozens of Palestinians leave Israeli prison · 63 articles, Feb 20Israel says child hostages identified but other released body not their mother · 53 articles, Feb 20Netanyahu decries release of wrong body as a ceasefire violation. Hamas pledges to investigate · 16 articles, Feb 21Israel delays Palestinians' release after six Gaza hostages freed · 19 articles, Feb 22Hamas reports no progress in talks with Israel on ceasefire's second phase · 41 articles, Feb 25Israelis hold a mass funeral for Shiri Bibas and her two sons killed in Gaza · 19 articles, Feb 26Israel says it won’t withdraw from Gaza-Egypt border as it sends team to ceasefire talks · 5 articles, Feb 27Trump Demands Hamas Release Hostages Immediately, or Face Consequences · 78 articles, Mar 5U.S., Hamas Hold Direct Talks Over Hostages in Gaza, Officials Say · 12 articles, Mar 5Hamas says it will only release American-Israeli hostage if ceasefire deal is implemented · 62 articles, Mar 14Israel warns Hamas it will seize more land in Gaza and maintain a ‘permanent’ presence unless hostages are freed · 16 articles, Mar 16Fury toward Netanyahu as Israelis protest renewed war in Gaza · 9 articles, Mar 19Hamas says it accepts a new Gaza ceasefire proposal but Israel makes a counter-offer · 17 articles, Mar 29Hamas rejects ceasefire offer as far-right Israeli lawmakers call for escalation in Gaza · 13 articles, Apr 15Trump says only 21 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza now believed to be alive · 17 articles, May 6Trump envoy confirms that Hamas has agreed to release the last living U.S. hostage in Gaza · 32 articles, May 11Who is Edan Alexander, the Israeli-American hostage released by Hamas? · 135 articles, May 11Hamas seeks amendments to Gaza ceasefire proposal but US envoy calls it 'unacceptable' · 50 articles, May 27Israel accepts US proposal for temporary Gaza ceasefire, White House says · 16 articles, May 29Hamas submits response to US-led Gaza ceasefire proposal · 11 articles, May 30US vetoes UN Security Council resolution demanding Gaza ceasefire · 22 articles, Jun 4Israel says it has recovered the bodies of 2 Israeli-American hostages from the Gaza Strip · 42 articles, Jun 5Israel retrieves body of Thai hostage as 95 more people reported killed in Gaza offensive · 27 articles, Jun 7Trump expects Hamas response to ceasefire in hours as new details emerge on proposal · 47 articles, Jul 1Hamas submits ‘positive response’ to ceasefire proposal in major step toward a deal · 31 articles, Jul 4Trump meets Netanyahu for a second time amid cautious hope for a Gaza ceasefire · 59 articles, Jul 6Israel sending team to Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar a day before Trump and Netanyahu meet · 15 articles, Jul 6Gaza civil defence says Israeli strikes kill over 40 as truce talks deadlocked · 37 articles, Jul 6Trump says Hamas 'didn't want' Gaza deal as talks break down · 10 articles, Jul 24US cuts short Gaza ceasefire talks and accuses Hamas of lacking ‘good faith’ · 11 articles, Jul 24Netanyahu asks Red Cross to help hostages in Gaza, as families warn against an ‘expanding war’ · 10 articles, Aug 4Israeli protesters demand end to war in Gaza and deal to release remaining hostages · 26 articles, Aug 17Hamas accepts new Gaza truce plan: Hamas official · 30 articles, Aug 18Netanyahu orders ‘immediate negotiations’ to release hostages as Israel advances Gaza City operation · 8 articles, Aug 21Israel identifies body of hostage retrieved from Gaza · 16 articles, Aug 29Trump: Some of 20 hostages held in Gaza may have 'recently died' · 15 articles, Sep 6‘We are in critical minutes’: Gaza City assault spurs widespread Israeli protests amid fear for hostages · 8 articles, Sep 7Qatar denounces Israel ahead of summit over Israeli strike on Doha targeting Hamas leaders · 37 articles, Sep 9Strike on Qatar shows limits of Israel’s elusive quest to vanquish Hamas · 87 articles, Sep 9Israeli strike in Qatar targets Hamas leaders as they weigh Gaza ceasefire proposal · 47 articles, Sep 9Netanyahu ‘killed any hope’ of Gaza hostages release with strike on Doha, Qatar PM says · 15 articles, Sep 10A divided Israel marks 2 years since Oct. 7 attack as war in Gaza grinds on and hostages languish · 29 articles, Oct 5
Palestinian Authority freezes Al Jazeera operations in the West Bank · 15 articles, Jan 1Three Israelis killed in West Bank shooting, army pursuing suspects · 13 articles, Jan 6Israeli operation in West Bank's Jenin enters second day – DW · 21 articles, Jan 21Israeli police raid renowned Palestinian bookstores in East Jerusalem · 15 articles, Feb 10Palestinian families flee West Bank homes in droves as Israel confronts militants · 13 articles, Feb 19Netanyahu orders 'intensive' West Bank operations after Israel bus blasts · 14 articles, Feb 21Israel sends tanks into West Bank and says fleeing Palestinians can't return · 34 articles, Feb 23Israel ramps up West Bank offensive and says troops to remain in some areas for a year - The Daily Reporter · 12 articles, Feb 23Palestinian American teen shot dead by Israeli soldiers in West Bank, official says · 12 articles, Apr 714-year-old Palestinian-American shot, killed by IDF in West Bank; NJ community wants answers · 5 articles, Apr 8Foreign diplomats come under Israeli fire on official West Bank visit, drawing swift international condemnation · 14 articles, May 21Israel authorizes more Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank · 19 articles, May 29American beaten to death by Israeli settlers in the West Bank · 18 articles, Jul 12Israel announces West Bank settlement that rights groups say could imperil Palestinian state · 11 articles, Aug 14Israel advances controversial settlement plan, aiming to ‘bury the idea of a Palestinian state’ · 8 articles, Aug 14Israel has approved a settlement project that could divide the West Bank · 19 articles, Aug 20UAE warns Israel’s West Bank annexation would cross ‘red line’ and end regional integration efforts · 11 articles, Sep 3Trump says he won’t allow Israel to annex West Bank · 22 articles, Sep 24Vance slams Israel's parliament vote on West Bank annexation, calling it an 'insult' · 13 articles, Oct 22Dozens of Israeli settlers launch arson attack in West Bank as attacks against Palestinians surge · 20 articles, Nov 11Israeli settlers torch mosque and spray graffiti in latest West Bank attack · 8 articles, Nov 13At least one killed and three injured after attack at West Bank junction · 14 articles, Nov 18Israel’s forced expulsion of Palestinians from West Bank refugee camps amounts to war crimes, HRW alleges · 10 articles, Nov 20Israeli ​military kills two men in West Bank following ‘surrender procedure’ · 24 articles, Nov 27Israel’s approval of new West Bank settlements condemned by 13 European countries and Japan · 19 articles, Dec 21
Trump upbeat about ending Gaza war as 21-point peace plan takes shape · 11 articles, Sep 25Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza as Hamas considers its response to Trump’s peace proposal · 24 articles, Sep 25Trump orders Israel to stop bombing Gaza after Hamas partially accepts his peace plan · 42 articles, Sep 27Trump and Netanyahu say they've agreed on a plan to end the Gaza war. Hamas is now reviewing it · 183 articles, Sep 28Palestinian death toll in Gaza tops 66,000 as Netanyahu prepares to meet Trump · 8 articles, Sep 28Trump sets Sunday deadline for Hamas to agree to a deal for ending the war in Gaza · 51 articles, Sep 30Hamas has run out of options – survival now rests on accepting Trump’s plan and political reform · 54 articles, Sep 30Gaza ceasefire deal: what has been agreed for ‘first phase’ and why now? · 82 articles, Oct 3Hamas says it agrees to release all Israeli hostages, part of Trump's Gaza peace plan · 26 articles, Oct 3What We Do and Don’t Know About Trump’s Israel-Hamas Deal · 20 articles, Oct 4Ceasefire updates include Hamas fights in Gaza, Israel halving aid delivery · 26 articles, Oct 4Netanyahu hopes to announce the release of all hostages from Gaza 'in the coming days' · 16 articles, Oct 4Israel and Hamas agree to ‘first phase’ of plan to end fighting and release hostages, Trump says · 80 articles, Oct 4Hamas and Israel begin indirect talks to end devastating war in Gaza · 58 articles, Oct 5Israel marks October 7 anniversary as talks held to end Gaza war · 15 articles, Oct 6Hamas and Israel set for hostage and prisoner exchanges · 33 articles, Oct 8Israeli military says ceasefire takes effect in Gaza, raising hopes of ending the war · 23 articles, Oct 9US Sending About 200 Troops to Israel to Help Support and Monitor Ceasefire Deal in Gaza · 23 articles, Oct 9Hostages freed as part of Gaza deal: What to know – DW · 150 articles, Oct 10Israel says it has begun a pullback of troops in Gaza · 14 articles, Oct 10Trump arrives in Egypt for Gaza summit after urging Israel to seize a chance for peace · 17 articles, Oct 10Palestinians return to devastated Gaza City as truce holds · 19 articles, Oct 10Hamas says to hand over bodies of two more hostages · 51 articles, Oct 13Trump threatens Hamas amid push towards next steps of Gaza truce · 36 articles, Oct 13Israel identifies body of dead hostage returned by Hamas · 23 articles, Oct 14Trump threatens to ‘go in and kill’ Hamas if group doesn’t stop killing in Gaza · 18 articles, Oct 14Israel says Gaza's Rafah crossing will remain closed, adding pressure over hostages' remains · 16 articles, Oct 15US warns Hamas planning attack on Palestinian civilians in apparent violation of Gaza ceasefire · 14 articles, Oct 19Israel strikes Gaza as both Israel and Hamas accuse each other of breaching ceasefire · 73 articles, Oct 19Vance arrives in Israel to bolster fragile Gaza ceasefire · 37 articles, Oct 20Rubio heads to Israel as US seeks to firm up Gaza truce · 7 articles, Oct 23Disturbing video shows Hamas stage recovery of hostage remains — which justifies renewed Gaza attack: Israeli officials · 12 articles, Oct 26Israel receives remains said to be of deceased hostage in Gaza in fourth such transfer this week · 54 articles, Oct 27Gaza's civil defence says at least 50 killed in Israeli strikes · 10 articles, Oct 28Netanyahu orders ‘immediate and powerful strikes’ in Gaza after Hamas allegedly attacked IDF · 31 articles, Oct 28Israel's military says ceasefire is back on as death toll from overnight strikes in Gaza reaches 104 · 33 articles, Oct 29Israel says it received remains of 3 hostages from Gaza as fragile ceasefire holds · 46 articles, Oct 30Trump administration advancing UN resolution for Gaza security force, source says · 12 articles, Nov 1Hamas hands over body it says is Israeli soldier held in Gaza since 2014 · 30 articles, Nov 9U.N. Security Council approves Trump's Gaza peace plan · 60 articles, Nov 14Heavy rainfall floods the camps of displaced Palestinians in Gaza · 12 articles, Nov 14Gaza civil defence says 21 killed in Israeli strikes · 34 articles, Nov 19Israel identifies deceased hostage returned by Hamas as Dror Or. Two more hostage bodies remain in Gaza · 15 articles, Nov 25Israel returns 15 more Palestinian bodies to Gaza as first phase of ceasefire nears end - Boston News, Weather, Sports · 10 articles, Nov 26A single hostage remains in Gaza after identification of Thai worker's remains · 16 articles, Dec 2Far right coalition boycotts Knesset vote backing Trump’s Gaza plan as opposition aims to embarrass Netanyahu · 9 articles, Dec 3Gaza ceasefire is at a critical moment, Qatar's leader says · 11 articles, Dec 6Netanyahu Says Israel and Hamas Will Enter Ceasefire’s Second Phase Soon · 18 articles, Dec 7Trump and Netanyahu meet in Florida at a crucial moment for the US-backed Gaza ceasefire · 63 articles, Dec 29

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

Everything else80 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Jerusalem that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Oct 30Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews protest military draft in Jerusalem5 articles · 5 independent sources
    2 left, 0 center, 1 right
  2. Sep 8At least 6 killed in shooting attack at Jerusalem bus stop, Israeli officials say50 articles · 38 independent sources
    3 left, 15 center, 9 right
  3. Apr 30– May 1Israel's Netanyahu warns wildfires could reach Jerusalem9 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 1 right
  4. Mar 790,000 Palestinians attend the first Friday prayers of Ramadan in Jerusalem7 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 2 right

Stories that name Jerusalem

  1. Dec 26Two people killed in suspected Palestinian attack in northern Israel17 articles · 17 independent sources
    1 left, 6 center, 3 right
  2. Dec 23Ex-Aide Says Netanyahu Tasked Him with Making a Plan to Evade Responsibility for Oct. 7 Attack5 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  3. Nov 28– 29Israeli forces kill at least 13 people in raid on Syrian village, officials and residents say17 articles · 13 independent sources
    2 left, 6 center, 0 right
  4. Nov 24– 25Gaza Humanitarian Foundation to close18 articles · 16 independent sources
    0 left, 6 center, 2 right
  5. Nov 17Israeli settlers torch Palestinian vehicles and homes in West Bank village5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  6. Nov 12– 13Trump calls for Netanyahu’s pardon in letter to Israel president31 articles · 29 independent sources
    3 left, 11 center, 6 right
  7. Nov 11Controversial death penalty and foreign media bills clear first reading in Israel’s parliament10 articles · 10 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  8. Oct 27Israel’s top diplomat says Turkish troops will have no role in Gaza force6 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  9. Oct 8– 14Trump Takes a Victory Lap in Israel49 articles · 23 independent sources
    6 left, 7 center, 6 right

Local coverage

  1. Dec 30Israel says it will halt operations of several humanitarian organizations in Gaza starting in 20267 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  2. Aug 3Israeli minister prays at flashpoint holy site as officials report 27 aid-seekers killed in Gaza10 articles · 4 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 0 right
  3. Feb 16– 17Israel's Netanyahu signals he's moving ahead with Trump's idea to transfer Palestinians from Gaza13 articles · 9 independent sources
    3 left, 3 center, 0 right
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