Sally Hayden

I left for a week – and came back to war: Life inside Beirut’s expanding evacuation zone Hundreds of thousands have been ordered to flee as evacuation maps redraw Beirut overnight, leaving residents scrambling for shelter and safety

I left for a week – and came back to war: Life inside Beirut’s expanding evacuation zone

Dahiyeh today. Report soon @irishtimes.com

And a bombing just there. Here’s the warplanes again afterwards.

Extremely loud warplanes over Beirut tonight (plus the usual loud drone).

Photos from the scene. @irishtimes.com #lebanon #beirut

Aftermath of airstrike in central Beirut. Report soon @irishtimes.com #Lebanon

Added a few more links where preorders are now possible (including in Australia): sallyhayden.net/2026/01/26/t...

I'm back in Beirut doing coverage of the war in Lebanon (& the wider region). Here is the first piece, about a church that is sheltering displaced migrant workers, refugees & their families: www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...

‘Everything is bombed’: Beirut church shelters families fleeing waves of air strikes Migrant workers and refugees shut out of official shelters as Israel bombards Lebanese capital

‘Everything is bombed’: Beirut church shelters families fleeing waves of air strikes

A boy plays football inside a church property-turned shelter for displaced people in Beirut yesterday. More than half a million people are now displaced by war across Lebanon, according to authorities. Almost 400 have been killed, including 83 children. Report soon, @irishtimes.com

Voices of Iranian women: ‘We celebrated, but we cried. We danced, and we mourned’ Four Iranian women who have been involved in previous protests react to the last week’s events as war in the Middle East broadens

Voices of Iranian women: ‘We celebrated, but we cried. We danced, and we mourned’

Mass in Beirut this morning. 160 people - displaced migrant workers & their families - are now sheltering in this church. #Lebanon

Israel – Munitions and Munitions Support - United States Department of State The U.S. Department of State has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Israel to buy Munitions and Munitions Support.  The estimated total cost is $151.8...

March 6: "The Government of Israel has requested to buy twelve thousand (12,000) BLU-110A/B general purpose, 1,000-pound bomb bodies." www.state.gov/israel-munit...

Does it mean they're evacuating American citizens from the region? Or forced displacement/ethnic cleansing?

"According to NRC’s estimates, 300,000 people have already been displaced..."
"Israel's evacuation orders demanding civilians leave multiple areas of Lebanon raise serious concerns under international humanitarian law, which prohibits the forcible transfer of civilian populations." #lebanon

Hey no no I’m in Nigeria! Coincidentally left right before this started for a work trip. Was going to go back next week, though not certain where I can stay once I go back now.

I'm actually in Nigeria right now (coincidentally left Saturday morning, hours before the war started), but yes, people are terrified & I guess I am among those who don't know can I go back to where I live for the foreseeable.

First I thought it was outside but now I think it is inside. These maps are very confusing to try to decipher, particularly when you are panicking.

(My own apartment also seems to be within the evacuation area.)

Today's evacuation orders in Beirut displace 100,000s - including elderly people, children, people with disabilities, etc. etc., all having to leave in a hurry with no idea what will happen to their homes. This kind of mass forced displacement is illegal under international law.

US troops were told war on Iran was ‘all part of God’s divine plan’, watchdog alleges Religious freedom group says 200 troops sent complaints of superiors using extremist Christian rhetoric to justify war

"US military commanders have been invoking extremist Christian rhetoric about biblical “end times” to justify involvement in the Iran war to troops, according to complaints made to a watchdog group." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

An early reader!!! Publishing in May: sallyhayden.net/2026/01/26/t...

UN International Law Fellowship Programme in the Hague (29 June-31 July 2026), taking applications, DL 30 March.
For "government officials & teachers of international law from developing countries & countries with emerging economies." Looks like most costs covered. legal.un.org/poa/ilfp/

Breaking News Correspondent, Sub Saharan Africa We are seeking an experienced Correspondent to join Reuters' Breaking News team in Dakar. About the Role As our Sub-Saharan Africa Breaking News Correspondent, you will: Produce real‑time headlines, n...

Reuters hiring for jobs, including
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& Breaking News Correspondent, Sub Saharan Africa thomsonreuters.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern... #journojobs

. @molimuseum.bsky.social is hiring a head of exhibitions & programming: ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/moli2/docume...

We were the first journalists to enter the Kurdish city of Kobane since Syrian government forces advanced across the country's northeast in January.
My report here: www.thetimes.com/world/middle...

‘The plane flew and started spraying’: Israel accused of poisoning Syrian farmland with chemicals Villagers report dying fields, damaged livestock and fears for their livelihoods

The difference is striking: one side green, the other brown. It is the result of what local residents in Quneitra say was the spraying of chemicals by Israeli planes inside Syria in late January, destroying grazing areas and farmland.
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‘The plane flew and started spraying’: Israel accused of poisoning Syrian farmland with chemicals Villagers report dying fields, damaged livestock and fears for their livelihoods

‘The plane flew and started spraying’: Israel accused of poisoning Syrian farmland with chemicals

Opinion | The Great Unraveling Has Begun

"According to my calculations, from 1989 to 2014, battle-related deaths from cross-border conflicts averaged fewer than 15,000 a year. Beginning in 2014, the average has risen to over 100,000 a year." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/o...

These Women Journalists Changed Their Field. Their Lives Make Great Copy.

"Women journalists" reminds me a bit of "lady doctors". Putting this on my to-read list: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/b...