I’m a long time reader of HN and don’t recall many threads about other wars, especially in the ME (but I’m open to be proven wrong).
The news coverage of Israel’s war in western media is huge. And while other ongoing wars in the ME, many of them led by dictators that are not even trying to seem democratic or just BTW, Israel gets the spotlight every single time. And HN definitely showed more interest in this than many other bloody conflicts in the ME.
I'm a long time reader of HN as well (to put it mildly). I think we just naturally pay more attention that things that are relevant to us so it seems like Israel is discussed more.
That said, I tried to prove you wrong by searching for stories featuring the word "Ukraine" and "Israel". There's only one story featuring Israel. But then I realized I was making a mistake and searched for "Gaza" as well, and found far more stories.
So, it's kind of hard to say from this quick check, but maybe you're right. That said, I think you're right that HN just reflects the fact that Israel/Palestine is just a far more interesting topic to many people, and especially to people of the US.
The news coverage of Israel’s war in western media is huge. And while other ongoing wars in the ME, many of them led by dictators that are not even trying to seem democratic or just BTW, Israel gets the spotlight every single time. And HN definitely showed more interest in this than many other bloody conflicts in the ME.