Gaza journalists for AFP win video award for 'powerful' war coverage

Gaza journalists for AFP win video award for 'powerful' war coverage

Gaza video correspondents Belal Al-Sabbagh and Youssef Hassouna have won a Rory Peck award for their coverage of the brutal war in the Palestinian territory for AFP.

Al-Sabbagh, 33, and Hassouna, 47, were presented the "News" award for their work on the devastating conflict set off by last year's 7 October attack on Israel.

The Rory Peck News Award jury said "Belal and Youssef's work is remarkable for its range of emotions, we understood the dreadful scale of destruction in their drone shots and in the relentless attack." "This is visual reporting of the highest order.

It's not just a checklist of breaking news events, but powerful storytelling with empathy, courage and talent," it added.

The prize has been awarded since 1995 in memory of video journalist Rory Peck, who was killed in Moscow in 1993, to highlight the work of freelance video journalists.