There's a search function at the bottom of the page, try sorting a search for something like 'Gaza' by date and counting the number of comments on each story.

There's a search function at the bottom of the page, try sorting a search for something like 'Gaza' by date and counting the number of comments on each story. 26 days ago this story was published, which got 593 comments - and then the plug was pulled. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38045514 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38045514