Evan Hill

New York City

Investigative reporter

Education: Northwestern University, BA in Journalism; Columbia University, MA in International Security Policy

Evan Hill is an investigative reporter at The Washington Post focused on open-source and visual forensic techniques. He joined The Post from the New York Times in 2023 and was previously a reporter on The Times's Visual Investigations team, where he shared in three Pulitzer Prizes. Hill was a lead reporter on an investigation that proved the United States killed 10 civilians in Kabul in the final drone strike of the 20-year war in Afghanistan. The investigation prompted the Defense Department to admit its error and offer compensation and relocation to the family and won the 2022 Pulitzer P
Latest from Evan Hill

Ukraine has captured more than 200 Russian soldiers in Kursk offensive, videos show

Visuals verified by The Post show more than 240 Russian prisoners, which analysts say appear to include conscripts with minimal fighting experience.

August 25, 2024

How an Israeli hostage rescue that left scores of Palestinians dead unfolded

A review of videos of the June 8 raid in Nuseirat shows the Israeli military employed heavy airstrikes on a dense residential area for nearly four hours

August 13, 2024

Trump rally gunman stopped firing after local officer shot at him

Thomas Matthew Crooks temporarily recoiled from his rooftop perch and did not shoot again before he was killed by a Secret Service countersniper.

July 30, 2024

Obstructed view may have delayed sniper response at Trump rally

A 3D analysis by The Washington Post found two countersniper teams likely had difficulty seeing the gunman before he fired.

July 16, 2024

What Israel’s strategic corridor in Gaza reveals about its postwar plans

Analysts say the buildup of the Netzarim Corridor is part of a large-scale project by the Israeli military to reshape Gaza and entrench its presence there.

May 17, 2024

Israel has waged one of this century’s most destructive wars in Gaza

The damage in Gaza has outpaced other recent conflicts, evidence shows. Israel has dropped some of the largest bombs commonly used today near hospitals.

December 23, 2023

The case of al-Shifa: Investigating the assault on Gaza’s largest hospital

The evidence presented by the Israeli government falls short of showing that Hamas had been using the hospital as a command and control center, a Post analysis shows.

December 21, 2023
Al-Shifa Hospital complex is lit up against the darkness of Gaza City on Oct. 24 amid severe fuel shortages in the Gaza Strip.

Satellite images show Israeli vehicles at edge of Khan Younis

An Israeli ground incursion of Khan Younis would usher in a new stage of Israel’s war and may exacerbate the refugee crisis in Gaza.

December 4, 2023

Israel’s assault forced a nurse to leave babies behind. They were found decomposing.

A nurse at al-Nasr Hospital was caring for premature babies. Then he faced the most difficult decision of his life.

December 3, 2023
Medical staff evacuate premature babies from Gaza's al-Shifa hospital on Nov. 20. Staff were unable to evacuate four babies from al-Nasr Children’s Hospital nearby.

How Hamas exploited Israel’s reliance on tech to breach barrier on Oct. 7

This Post video shows how Hamas fighters neutralized long-range cameras, sophisticated sensors and remote-control weapons.

November 17, 2023