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Drone Strikes Hit Sudan Hospital, Killing At Least 10

Health agencies have logged more than 200 attacks on care since 2023, signaling a worsening assault on services.

Overview

  • MSF reports two drone strikes Thursday hit Al-Jabalain Hospital in White Nile State, killing at least 10 people and injuring at least 19.
  • The blasts struck an operating theatre and a maternity ward during a children’s vaccination drive, according to MSF.
  • MSF said the strikes were reportedly carried out by the RSF, and Sudan’s Health Ministry said an RSF drone killed staff, including the hospital director, and injured 22 civilians.
  • A separate strike that day hit a medical supply depot in Rabak, according to the local rights group Emergency Lawyers.
  • After the hospital attack, Sudan’s information minister urged that the RSF be designated a terrorist group and accused regional backers of supplying drones.