Each month The Associated Press honors photographers for outstanding coverage while on assignment.

The winners for the October 2023 AP Photo Contest are Ariel Schalit for News Photography Single Image, for a photo of mourners embracing during the funeral of Meni and Ayelet Godard, in Kibbutz Palmachim, Israel.

Fatima Shbair, Adel Hana and Hatem Moussa for News Photography Story, for their combined coverage of the ongoing war inside of Gaza against Israel and Hamas.

Louise Delmotte for Feature Photography Single Image, for her photo of a security guard standing in a hallway prior to the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

David Goldman for Feature Photography Story, for his in depth coverage of the ongoing gun control issue in the U.S.

Mark J. Terrill for Sports Photography Single Image, for his photo of Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James reaching for a inbound pass intended for Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles, Calif.

Aijaz Rahi for Sports Photography Story, for his coverage of the Cricket World Cup in India.

Congratulations to all the photographers for their outstanding work. This month’s winning images judged by Thanassis Stavrakis are featured below.

News Photography Single Image | Ariel Schalit

Israel Palestinians

Mourners embrace during the funeral of Meni and Ayelet Godard, in Kibbutz Palmachim, Israel Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. The Israeli couple were killed by Hamas militants on Oct. 7, in Kibbutz Be'eri near the border with the Gaza Strip. More than 1,400 people were killed and some 220 captured in an unprecedented, multi-front attack on Israel by the militant group that rules Gaza. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

News Photography Story | Fatima Shbair, Hatem Moussa and Adel Hana

War in Gaza

Fire and smoke rise following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

War in Gaza

A Palestinian girl reacts as a child is carried from the rubble of a building after an airstrike in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

War in Gaza

A Palestinian wounded in Israeli bombardment waits for treatment in a hospital in Deir al-Balah, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

War in Gaza

A ball of fire and smoke rise from an explosion on a Palestinian apartment tower following an Israeli air strike in Gaza City, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

War in Gaza

Palestinians pull the body of a young girl out of rubble from a residential building leveled in an Israeli airstrike on Al Shati Refugee Camp Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

War in Gaza

A man sits outside his building which was destroyed during Israeli bombardment in Rafah refugee camp in Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

War in Gaza

At al-Aqsa hospital in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza Strip, a Palestinian woman reacts next to the wounded during an Israeli airstrike, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

War in Gaza

Palestinians evacuate wounded from a building destroyed in Israeli bombardment in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

War in Gaza

Rockets are fired toward Israel from Gaza, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

War in Gaza

Palestinians walk amid the rubble following Israeli airstrikes that razed swaths of a neighborhood in Gaza City, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

War in Gaza

Palestinians mourn their relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip at Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir Al-Balah, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. ( AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

War in Gaza

A view of the rubble of buildings hit by an Israeli airstrike, in Jabalia, Gaza strip, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

Feature Photography Single Image | Louise Delmotte

China Belt and Road Forum

A security guard stands in a hallway prior to the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Feature Photography Story | David Goldman

U.S. Guns Issue

Rev. Jimmie Hardaway Jr. shows the gun he carries on him during services at Trinity Baptist church Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023, in Niagara Falls, N.Y. ???I???m really not free if I know that there???s someone who can do harm and I can???t do anything to protect them.??? American identity is deeply grounded in the belief that everyone, no matter who they are, is entitled to certain rights and liberties. But what happens when one of those freedoms ??? a nearly unfettered right to own guns ??? upends the calculus that safeguards others? To many Americans, gun violence feels like a growing threat to some of the freedoms that give meaning to everyday life. The right to worship in peace. To go to school. To ???the pursuit of happiness??? that the nation???s founders so prized. To many of their fellow Americans, equally weary of menace, the right to guns is an essential means of protecting precious liberties. And the tension between those beliefs is rising. How can the freedoms Americans cherish be protected when the threat of mass shootings, neighborhood violence and self-harm casts such a long shadow? With friction mounting, many are struggling for answers. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

U.S. Guns Issue

Rev. Jimmie Hardaway Jr. locks the door to Trinity Baptist church as leaves following services Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023, in Niagara Falls, N.Y. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

U.S. Guns Issue

Rev. Stephen Cady, right, has dinner with this children, Ellie, 16, left, and Charlie, 14, outside their home in Rochester, N.Y., Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

U.S. Guns Issue

Barbie Rohde touches the tombstone of her son, Army Sgt. Cody Bowman, at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Sunday, June 11, 2023, in Dallas, Texas. For decades, discussions of suicide prevention skirted fraught question about firearms; the Army has punted implementing measures that might be controversial. But a growing movement has taken hold, among researchers, the VA, ordinary people like Rohde: if this country wants to get serious about addressing an epidemic of suicide, it must find a way to honor veterans, respect their rights to own a gun, but keep it out of their hands on their darkest days. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

U.S. Guns Issue

Janet Paulsen drives through the cemetery in Acworth, Ga., Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, where her estranged husband used to park with their twin sons in their car seats and drink before bringing them home. ???Isn???t that sick???? she asked out loud. Paulsen said she???s used to ride her bike through the cemetery after the shooting. ???It???s a reminder of that???s what I did for my kids.??? (surviving the shooting) ???I put a stop to that.??? (AP Photo/David Goldman)

U.S. Guns Issue

Hollan Holm, left, and his wife Kate Dittmeier Holm, right, observe a moment of silence with their daughter, Sylvia, 11, during a rally against gun violence in Louisville, Ky., Saturday, June 3, 2023. Raising kids amid school shootings and neighborhood violence is enough to worry any parent. For those, like Hollan Holm who survived a school shooting during the Columbine era, it can be even harder. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

U.S. Guns Issue

Robert Rohde mows the lawn past a fence adorned with pro-America signs at his home in Flint, Texas, Friday, June 9, 2023. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

U.S. Guns Issue

Missy Jenkins Smith, a survivor of a school shooting in 1997 which left her paralyzed, poses for a portrait at her home in Kirksey, Ky., Monday, June 5, 2023. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

U.S. Guns Issue

Victoria Gwynn, 21, looks out the window as a car she doesn???t recognize pulls up outside her home in Louisville, Ky., Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. Since she was shot and injured in a park in 2021, Gwynn doesn???t walk alone through her neighborhood and gets suspicious when cars slow past her house. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

U.S. Guns Issue

Navada Gwynn, right, embraces his daughter, Victoria, 21, while waiting with her at dawn for the bus to take her to work in Louisville, Ky, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

U.S. Guns Issue

Sandy Phillips, right, sits for a portrait at her friend???s home in Lone Tree, Colo., Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, with her husband, Lonnie, behind a photo of her daughter, Jessica Ghawi, who was killed in the 2012 mass shooting at an Aurora, Colorado movie theater. Suffering through their own personal loss after the mass shooting, the couple set out to help other parents like them, traveling to shooting sites around the country. The trip continued for a decade. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

U.S. Guns Issue

Lonnie, left, and Sandy Phillips, stand among the cranes ascending to the sky as part of the memorial garden honoring the victims of the 2012 mass shooting at an Aurora, Colorado movie theater, including Sandy???s daughter, Jessica Ghawi, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, in Aurora, Colo. ???You can???t help but come here and ask why???? said Sandy Phillips. ???I get my strength from him (Lonnie) and from Jess. It???s a fight every day.??? (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Sports Photography Single Image | Mark J. Terrill

Suns Lakers Basketball

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) reaches for a inbound pass intended for Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant (35) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Sports Photography Story | Aijaz Rahi

India Cricket Wcup

Australia's Steve Smith plays a shot during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup match between Australia and Pakistan in Bengaluru, India, Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

India Cricket Wcup

India's Mohammed Shami celebrates the wicket of England's Jonny Bairstow, left, during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup match between England and India in Lucknow, India, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

India Cricket Wcup

Sri Lanka's captain Kusal Mendis celebrates the run out of England's Adil Rashid with his teammates during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup match between England and Sri Lanka in Bengaluru, India, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

India Cricket Wcup

Australia's David Warner leaps to celebrate scoring a century during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup match between Australia and Pakistan in Bengaluru, India, Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

India Cricket Wcup

England's captain Jos Butler leaves the ground after losing his wicket during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup match between England and Sri Lanka in Bengaluru, India, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

India Cricket Wcup

Pakistan's Shaheen Afridi, left, celebrates the dismissal of Bangladesh's Mahmudullah Riyad, right, during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup match between Bangladesh and Pakistan in Kolkata, India, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

India Cricket Wcup

India's Jasprit Bumrah celebrates the wicket of Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup match between India and Pakistan in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

India Cricket Wcup

Sri Lanka's Dunith Wellalage dives unsuccessfully to run out by Australia's captain Pat Cummins during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup match between Australia and Sri Lanka in Lucknow, India, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

India Cricket Wcup

Indian fans pack the stands wearing their team's blue during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup match between England and India in Lucknow, India, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

India Cricket Wcup

Australia's David Warner takes the catch to get Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis out during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup match between Australia and Sri Lanka in Lucknow, India, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

India Cricket Wcup

Bangladesh's Mahmudullah Riyad finishes his run successfully as Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan tries to run him out during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup match between Bangladesh and Pakistan in Kolkata, India, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

India Cricket Wcup

India's Kuldeep Yadav celebrates the wicket of Pakistan's Saud Shakeel during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup match between India and Pakistan in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)