Photo of woman’s body being paraded by Hamas wins award, sparks outrage

The photo of Hamas parading the body of a woman has won an award in the United States, sparking outrage on the internet.

News agency Associated Press (AP) won the award under the “Team Picture Story of the Year” category in the Pictures of the Year awards.

Shani Louk, a German citizen, who was believed to have been taken hostage by Hamas, was found dead in October last year.

In a chilling video, verified by CNN, Louk was seen being displayed on a vehicle by armed militants in Gaza who are chanting “Allahu Akbar,” an Arabic phrase meaning “God is Great.”

Louk went missing while attending the Supernova music festival in southern Israel where Hamas attacked on October 7, killing over 1,400 people. Louk’s mother later received information from the Israeli military that her daughter is dead.