Drone strikes on a hospital in Sudan’s White Nile State have killed at least ten people including medical staff and civilians marking a serious escalation in attacks on civilian infrastructure.
Seven of those killed were healthcare workers while children present for a vaccination campaign were also among the victims.
At least nineteen people were critically injured and transferred to another hospital for urgent care.
Two separate strikes hit the operating theater and the maternity ward causing severe damage to essential medical services.
Additional strikes targeted pharmaceutical warehouses and fuel depots disrupting humanitarian supply chains.
Authorities have blamed paramilitary forces for the attack though independent confirmation remains limited.
Humanitarian organizations condemned the strike and provided emergency support including medical supplies and fuel.
The attack follows another deadly strike on a hospital in Darfur highlighting a pattern of targeting healthcare facilities.
The hospital had been the main medical center in the area serving thousands of people.
Its destruction leaves communities without critical care services.
Analysts warn of worsening humanitarian consequences.
