Overview
- A humanitarian worker on site reported 31 dead and at least 68 wounded after a nighttime strike on the general hospital in Mrauk U, Rakhine State.
- Local accounts described a destroyed hospital wing and bodies outside the facility in the town near the Bangladesh border.
- The Arakan Army said ten patients were killed on the spot, and the group controls most of Rakhine.
- A military spokesperson did not respond to requests for comment on the reported attack.
- Analysts note a sharp rise in air operations since the 2021 coup, and the WFP says a Rakhine blockade has driven hunger as the military schedules voting from 28 December.