A photo of a boy injured during an Israeli attack in Gaza taken by Samar Abu Elouf for the New York Times was awarded World Press Photo's "Photo of the Year."

A portrait of a young Palestinian boy who lost both arms as a result of an Israeli attack in Gaza was honored Thursday as World Press Photo of the year. The photo, taken by Qatar-based Palestinian photographer Samar Abu Elouf for The New York Times shows 9-year-old Mahmoud Ajjour with his arms missing just below each shoulder.

The winning photo for the World Press Photo awards was selected from nearly 60,000 entries submitted by 3,778 photographers across more than 140 countries.