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

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

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

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

Satellite imagery shows latest Israeli advances into Gaza

Images taken on the morning of Nov. 3 show tracks and other changes to the terrain made by Israeli armored vehicles as they approach Gaza City from multiple directions and encircle it from the south.

November 5, 2023

Israel launches deadly strike on ambulance outside hospital in Gaza

The strike was the latest in a series of attacks on health infrastructure in Gaza, where Israeli forces are engaged in a large-scale offensive to destroy Hamas.

November 4, 2023

Mapping Israel’s ground assault into Gaza

The Washington Post geolocated videos, photos and satellite images to understand where Israeli’s ground assault has reached within Gaza.

October 31, 2023

A barrage and a midair explosion: What visual evidence shows about the Gaza hospital blast

Videos analyzed by The Washington Post reveal that rockets were launched from Gaza in the direction of al-Ahli Hospital 44 seconds before an explosion there.

October 26, 2023

Historic church sheltering civilians struck in deadly Gaza City blast

The Church of St. Porphyrius, Gaza’s oldest active church, was sheltering hundreds of Muslims and Christians displaced by the war, according to religious officials.

October 20, 2023