John Hudson

Washington, D.C.

National security reporter focusing on the State Department and diplomacy.

Education: Michigan State University, B.A. in International Relations

John Hudson is a reporter at The Washington Post covering the State Department and national security. He was part of the team that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for coverage of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. He has reported from dozens of countries, including Ukraine, China, Afghanistan, India, Georgia, Belarus, Pakistan, Malaysia, Ethiopia, Vietnam, Colombia, Costa Rica, France, Kenya, Nigeria and many more. In 2022 and 2023, he covered the war in Ukraine. In 2008, he covered the war in Georgia. He appears frequently on MSNBC and CNN.
Latest from John Hudson

U.S. woman fatally shot at West Bank protest; witnesses say IDF shot her

The Israel Defense Forces said it was “looking into reports that a foreign national was killed as a result of shots fired in the area.”

September 6, 2024

Netanyahu’s conflicting messages confuse cease-fire talks, officials say 

Netanyahu this week said Israel would not withdraw from the Gaza-Egypt border, while his chief negotiator told mediators the military would eventually pull out.

September 4, 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a news conference in Jerusalem on Monday.

As U.S. readies last cease-fire push, Netanyahu digs in on border demands

The Israeli prime minister’s insistence that troops stay in the Philadelphi Corridor along the Gaza-Egypt border is scuttling chances of a deal, officials say.

September 3, 2024
An Israeli tank moves along the border with the Gaza Strip on Aug. 29.

U.S. plans to present ‘take it or leave it’ Israel-Gaza cease-fire deal soon

Officials hope grim discovery of bodies of six hostages in Gaza will renew urgency for a deal — but say they may walk away if it does not.

September 1, 2024
President Joe Biden shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on July 25.

Israel kills Palestinian commander, traps civilians in West Bank incursion

The ongoing Israeli military operation killed at least 16 people, according to Israeli and Palestinian authorities, including a prominent commander.

August 29, 2024
Israeli soldiers in Tulkarm, in the north of the occupied West Bank, on Thursday.

Israel launches major operation in West Bank; Palestinian officials say 11 killed

Israel’s military and internal security service said the operation was aimed at infrastructure used by militants in the cities of Jenin and Tulkarm.

August 29, 2024
Video shows scenes from Jenin and Tulkarm after Israel raided the West Bank in a large-scale operation involving hundreds of troops on Aug. 28.

U.N. says evacuation order in Gaza’s Deir al-Balah ‘upends’ aid efforts

A U.N. agency says Israel’s evacuation orders in Gaza’s Deir al-Balah area have displaced humanitarian workers and disrupted aid.

August 28, 2024
Premature babies were evacuated from Gaza's al-Aqsa hospital on Aug. 26, following Israeli evacuation orders for Deir al-Balah and nearby areas of central Gaza.

How Israel and Hezbollah stepped back from the brink of all-out war

Analysts and officials said the potentially disastrous exchange of fire along the Israel-Lebanon border Sunday had become a face-saving moment for both sides.

August 26, 2024
Nadia Hashmar, a Palestinian citizen of Israel, looks out from her apartment in Haifa, Israel, on Sunday.

Israel, Hezbollah exchange heaviest strikes in months, raising regional tension

The dramatic but contained escalation overnight Sunday stopped short of all-out war, with Hezbollah and Israel both signaling restraint.

August 25, 2024
Smoke and fire rise on the Lebanese side of the border with Israel, after Israel said it had carried out preemptive strikes on Hezbollah.

U.S. insists Gaza cease-fire deal is close, but diplomats are skeptical

U.S. officials have insisted that negotiations for a cease-fire in Gaza were making headway, while glossing over intense disagreements between Israel and Hamas.

August 23, 2024
A Palestinian boy stands near a car buried in rubble after an Israeli strike Thursday in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza.