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An investigation into a covert operation by the Mossad to sabotage an international criminal court war crimes investigation is among the Guardian journalism recognised at the UK’s Press Awards.

The award was given for two articles that lifted the lid on the activities of Israel’s foreign intelligence agency, which are usually a closely guarded secret.

The first, by Harry Davies, revealed how the head of the Israeli foreign intelligence agency allegedly threatened the chief prosecutor of the international criminal court in secret meetings, in a bid to pressure her into abandoning an investigation into war crimes in the Palestinian territories.

The revelation came after months of reporting by the Guardian in collaboration with journalists at the Israeli-Palestinian publication +972 Magazine and the Hebrew-language outlet Local Call.

In a second story, Davies, Bethan McKernan, the Guardian’s then Jerusalem correspondent, and Israeli journalists Yuval Abraham and Meron Rapoport, exposed how Israeli intelligence agencies ran a covert “war” against the ICC for almost a decade.

The investigation emerged as the current chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, announced he was seeking arrest warrants for Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his defence minister, Yoav Gallant, for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

The judges described the project as “brave and collaborative journalism”.

They said: “This is an extremely important story, diligently reported, with global ramifications. For exclusivity, impact and investigative skills, this ticks all the boxes.”

Marina Hyde was named broadsheet columnist of the year, with recognition for her analysis of the election result in which she said there were “moments worthy of entire Netflix specials as in sports halls and community centres various Dickensian grotesques were ushered into their Christmas future, live on stage”.

Highly commended in the campaign of the year category was the Guardian’s Killed Women Count project, highlighting the toll and tragedy of violence against women in the UK and the push for more action to stop it. Led by senior reporter Alexandra Topping, it documented the death of a woman every three days and attempted to ensure each incident did not become “background noise” but was given the attention it deserved.

Since January 2024, the Guardian has reported on every woman allegedly killed by a man, highlighting the work of organisations such as Counting Dead Women, the Femicide Census, Killed Women and others.

Charlotte Edwardes was highly commended for her in-depth interviews, including one with prime minister Keir Starmer, written as she followed him around the country during the general election campaign. The Guardian’s Reclaim Your Brain newsletter was commended in the award for best audience engagement initiative.

Jenny Kleeman was recognised in the broadsheet feature writer of the year award, including for a piece examining the US pronatalist movement, “on a mission to save humanity by having as many babies as possible”.

• This article was amended on 23 July 2025 to include the names of Bethan McKernan, Yuval Abraham and Meron Rapoport.