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The father of a German-Israeli woman who was murdered by Hamas has defended a decision to award a prestigious journalism prize to a photographer who took a picture of her lifeless body.
The photograph, taken by the Associated Press freelancer Ali Mahmud, depicted Shani Louk half-naked and prone as she was being driven away in the back of a white pick-up truck by Hamas gunmen during the October 7 attacks in southern Israel.
It was part of a portfolio of images that resulted in the Associated Press being honoured with Team Picture Story of the Year, an annual award given out by the Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism.
The photograph of Hamas terrorists with Shani Louk’s body, which was awarded a journalism prize
ALI MAHMUD/ASSOCIATED PRESS/AP
However, the awarding
