♦ A heartbreaking photo of a nine-year-old Palestinian boy who lost both arms in an Israeli airstrike has won the 2025 World Press Photo of the Year.

♦ The image, taken by by Palestinian photographer Samar Abu Elouf for the New York Times.

♦ Abu Elouf, who was evacuated from Gaza in late 2023, lives in the same apartment complex as Mahmoud in Doha, Qatar. 

♦ The jury picked 42 winning images from over 59,000 entries submitted by photojournalists around the world.