Israel Tension Score
indexed · 49 days on fileLive 0–100 tension reading for Israel, built by our own engine from 19,188 world headlines in the last 30 days. Refreshed every 10 minutes; a fresh headline count twice a day.
Where Israel stands
#4 of 197 countries today, #3 of 16 in Middle East (region score 78). Tension is easing this week.
Same 0–100 scale and zones as the World Tension Index.
Israel news pulse
60 headlines in 30 days · newest firstEvery story the engine read that names Israel, its capital or its leaders. Links go to the original outlet; the badge is the engine’s own 0–100 tension weight. This list is what moves the number above.
What is driving Israel’s tension score
last 30 days- 1194 headlines in 30 days — 6.22% of everything the engine read, up sharply on the previous 30 days (637).
- 44% of those were violent (attacks, strikes, casualties) and 37% scored as high-tension stories.
- Conflicts on the roster: US-Israel-Iran War (active), Israel-Palestine Conflict (active), Middle East Regional Conflict (active).
- Region: Middle East reads 78 today; it carries 15% of this score.
Read it like this. Attention (how much the world is talking about Israel) is the biggest input at 30%. Violence and high-tension share tell you what kind of talk it is. A country can be loud and calm — an election, a summit — or quiet and dangerous. The mix is the point.
Israel tension month by month
average score, headline counts| Month | Avg score | Zone | Headlines | Violent | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | 69.6 | High Tension | 174 | 68 | 5 |
| October 2026 | 62.7 | Moderate | 1240 | 560 | 31 |
| September 2026 | 56.3 | Moderate | 417 | 172 | 13 |
Record for Israel began on 18 September 2026. Nothing is revised after the fact.
How the Israel score is built
Five inputs, fixed weights. Attention 30% (share of world coverage), violence 25% and high-tension share 15% (what kind of coverage), roster conflicts 15%, and the Middle East region score 15%. A momentum nudge (+6 / −4) rewards a country whose coverage is accelerating or fading.
Same physics as the world score. The number rises 85% of the way to its new level at once and falls no faster than 3 points a day — fear arrives fast and leaves slowly.
No third-party index inside. Every count comes from the 41 public news feeds our engine reads itself; the full method is on the methodology page. Data is free under CC BY 4.0 via the API.
Questions people ask about Israel
Is Israel in a war right now?
Yes, by our roster: US-Israel-Iran War, Israel-Palestine Conflict, Middle East Regional Conflict. Status is updated on every full cycle.
Is tension in Israel rising or falling?
Easing: down 3 points in 7 days.
How does Israel compare with the rest of Middle East?
Below its region: Israel reads 67 against 78 for Middle East, ranking #3 of 16 there.
Keep exploring
Same region
Yemen 69 · Iran 67 · Palestine 55 · Saudi Arabia 55 · Syria 48 · Kuwait 47
The bigger picture
All countries on the map · Middle East · World Tension Index · active conflicts · escalation watchlist
Israel and world tension: the long view
evergreen · World Tension Meter teamThe hinge of Middle East tension. Israel’s wars and truces set the temperature for the whole region. Gaza, Lebanon, the West Bank, Iran and the Houthis all connect through it, so its headlines pull several conflicts into one score.
Markets watch it closely. Escalations involving Israel move oil, gold and shipping insurance together. Our engine sees that pattern often: an Israeli strike headline is usually followed by a jump in the Gold & Silver Fear reading.
Technology and alliances. Israel is a top cyber and defence-technology exporter and the closest US ally in the region. That keeps it in American, European and Gulf coverage even in quiet weeks.
What our engine watches in Israel
- Strikes and ceasefires on every front — the score follows them within a cycle
- Coverage of hostages, settlements and domestic politics
- Signals of a wider war with Iran, which spill into energy and shipping
Indexes to follow: Energy Security · Shipping Stress · Gold & Silver Fear · Market Fear.