These were the top trending Google searches of 2023 | Regional/National Headlines [Video]

If you turned to Google these past few months to make sense of the Israel-Hamas war, you aren’t alone.

The tech giant released its 2023 Year in Search on Monday, and the data indicates that people around the world sought out information around Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel and Israel’s ensuing military campaign in Gaza.

“War in Israel and Gaza” topped this year’s list of news trends in the US and globally, while “what is Hamas,” “what is happening in Israel,” and “why did Hamas attack” were among the year’s top US search queries beginning with “what is” or “why.”

The Titan submersible that imploded on a voyage to see the wreckage of the Titanic and prompted a massive, international search was the next top global news trend after the war, followed by the devastating Turkey-Syria earthquake in February that killed more than 50,000 people.

Google’s annual Year in Search roundup is a snapshot of the people and …