The Uri Avnery Award for Courageous Journalism was awarded to more than 90 journalists, including reporters and photographers from Ynet and Yedioth Ahronoth, for their coverage of October 7.
Journalists Ilana Curiel, Matan Tzuri, Eitan Glickman, Meir Turgeman, Yoav Zitun, and Nir Ben Zaken accepted the award Friday on behalf of the Union of Journalists in Israel, as did photographers Gil Yohanan, Yair Sagi, Ziv Koren, Gil Nahushtan, Herzel Yosef and Gadi Kabalo.
The prize committee stated that "the Uri Avnery Prize for Courageous Journalism Committee decided this year to award certificates of appreciation to more than 90 journalists for their courage, sharp journalistic senses and humanity following their work on October 7. Journalists who went down to the south to show the horrifying situation, rescued and assisted local residents as well as Nova revelers." The committee decided that the monetary prize would be donated to the victims and survivors of October 7.
The first to photograph the Hamas attack on Israel was Ynet photographer Roy Edan, who was murdered by Hamas terrorists with his wife Samadar Kfar Aza, moments after the start of Hamas' invasion. With the outbreak of war, he left his home in Kfar Aza, adjacent to the Gaza Strip and managed to photograph the terrorist paragliders who penetrated his kibbutz before murdering him. A few days ago, Edan also was awarded the Israeli Journalism Institute Prize. Other prize recipients included several reporters and photographers from Israeli news outlets and channels.