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- Saher Alghorra won in the breaking news photography category for his series titled ‘Trapped in Gaza: Between Fire and Famine’
LONDON: Palestinian photographer Saher Alghorra has won the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news photography for his unsettling coverage of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where his images captured starvation, destruction and daily life amid Israel’s war on the enclave.
The Pulitzer board praised Alghorra’s work, titled “Trapped in Gaza: Between Fire and Famine,” as “haunting” and “sensitive.”
His series, published by The New York Times, included images of civilians queuing for food, children receiving medical care and families marking Ramadan inside bombed-out buildings.
“This is always a day of celebration in our communities, but perhaps never more so than today,” Pulitzer Prizes Administrator Marjorie Miller said as she underscored the importance of independent journalism amid escalating political and economic obstacles.
One front-page photograph published in July 2025 showed an emaciated boy in his mother’s arms and became one of the most widely discussed images of Gaza’s hunger crisis.
The New York Times later updated part of the story following reports that the child had a medical condition affecting his growth but did not retract the article’s broader reporting on starvation in Gaza.
Alghorra’s work has already won international recognition, including first prize for war photography at the Prix Bayeux Calvados-Normandie awards in France.
In 2023, one of his images was named among TIME magazine’s 100 best photos of the year, and in 2024, he won Best in Show at the Communications Arts Photography Annual for his Gaza coverage.
The New York Times won the investigative reporting prize for a series examining how the Trump administration and its circle enriched themselves through lucrative business deals while flouting conflicts of interest.
Reuters took the national reporting prize for its coverage of how Trump expanded executive power and used government influence against his opponents.
Reuters reporters Jeff Horwitz and Engen Tham also won the beat reporting prize for an investigation into Meta’s handling of harmful artificial intelligence chatbots and fraudulent ads, including how the company exposed children and other users to scams and manipulation.
Established in 1917, the Pulitzer Prizes recognize outstanding public service in American journalism.