The 2024 World Press Photo Awards, the Grand Prize of the "Dutze", won a work that makes the heart tremble. The photograph, captured by Reuters photographer Mohammed Salim, shows a grief-stricken Palestinian woman holding her little niece tragically killed in the Israeli conflict.
The missile ruthlessly destroyed Salim's home in the city of Khan Younis, where she was killed at the age of five, along with her mother and sister. Aunt Inas Abu Mamar, a 36-year-old resilient woman, hugged her niece's body tightly, her tears falling like beads of broken thread.
Salim witnessed the scene at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis city on October 17, 2023. In the hospital morgue, Mamal was like a lonely sculpture, holding his niece tightly, tears sliding silently like beads of broken thread. Her crying is an endless grief for the loss of a loved one, but also a deep hatred for war.
The World Press Photo Awards quoted Salim as saying of the photo: "It was a moment that struck the heart, and I felt that it captured the deeper and more brutal side of the fighting in the Gaza Strip." ”
In any case, such a photo makes people feel very uncomfortable, and it is even more outrageous to compete for a photography award with such a work. I have to say that the behavior of Western countries that are keen on "human blood steamed buns" is really sad and indignant. This behavior is like tasting the blood of human suffering, taking the suffering of others as a sacrifice to satisfy one's own desires.
They ignore those who live in poverty, hunger and war, and only look out for their own interests and enjoyment. Like hungry wolves, they greedily devour the suffering of others, but they are not willing to reach out to help them. This kind of behavior is not only a moral degradation, but also a distortion of human nature.
Today's Palestine is like a trapped beast tricked by fate, in a desperate situation, facing cruel and ruthless challenges. With the support of the United States, Israel's "war machine" is like a mad beast, trampling every inch of Gaza and devouring innocent lives.
Gaza, once a land of life and hope, is now devastated and has suffered untold human casualties. Every roar of artillery fire is like death knocking on the door, ruthlessly taking away lives, making people tremble in fear and despair.
In fact, since the outbreak of the conflict in Gaza on 7 October last year, more than 110,000 civilians have been killed or injured in Gaza, including 33,843 and 76,575 injured. In addition, in the past 24 hours, Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip have resulted in the deaths of 46 civilians. If the United States and Israel do not stop their military operations, such tragedies will continue to be repeated.