New Delhi, April 20 -- A heartbreaking powerful portrait of a 9-year-old Palestinian boy who lost both arms during an Israeli attack in Gaza has been awarded the 2025 World Press Photo of the Year, organisers announced on Thursday (April 17).

The photo, taken by Palestinian photographer Samar Abu Elouf for The New York Times, captures young Mahmoud Ajjour with his arms amputated just below each shoulder. The image was selected from over 59,000 entries submitted by nearly 3,800 photographers across 141 countries, according to CBS News.

"This is a quiet photo that speaks loudly. It tells the story of one boy, but also of a wider war that will have an impact for generations," said Joumana El Zein Khoury, Executive Director of the World Pre...