AFP photographer Mahmud Hams wins top award for Gaza war coverage

Gaza-based photographer Mahmud Hams won the prestigious Visa d'Or News prize on Saturday for his coverage of the conflict in the war-torn Palestinian territory. In a statement released by AFP, Hams spoke of a war "unlike any other", in which journalists have been repeatedly targeted.

AFP photographer Mahmud Hams wins top award for Gaza war coverage
Gaza-based photographer Mahmud Hams won the prestigious Visa d'Or News prize on Saturday for his coverage of the conflict in the war-torn Palestinian territory. In a statement released by AFP, Hams spoke of a war "unlike any other", in which journalists have been repeatedly targeted.