The prize won by Palestinian photographer Ali Mahmoud for the photo depicting the tortured body of Shani Louk, an Israeli girl with German nationality, taken away by Hamas militiamen on 7 October is causing controversy in Israel.
The award for that photo was contested by many on social media but not by Nissim Louk, the girl's father, who on Ynet said he was happy that the shot was included among those examined and then awarded.
"It's one of the most important images of the last 50 years," he said. The AP and Reuters - which published the photo - were accused by the girl's relatives and other participants in the Nova festival, where her kidnapping took place, of having employed a photographer who had accompanied the militiamen in the attack.
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