<h2>Overview</h2>
<p>On <strong>2 April 2026</strong>, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched two drone strikes on Al‑Jabalain Hospital in the White Nile province. The attacks hit an operating theatre and a maternity ward, killing <strong>10 people</strong> (including seven medical staff) and injuring at least <strong>19</strong>. Victims were moved to a hospital in Kosti, about 80 km away.</p>
<h3>Key Developments</h3>
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<li>Two drone strikes targeted a civilian hospital, marking a new escalation in the Sudan conflict.</li>
<li>MSF confirmed the death toll and highlighted that the strike occurred during a children’s immunisation campaign.</li>
<li>The WHO had earlier recorded over 200 attacks on health facilities since the war began.</li>
<li>Local rights group <strong>Emergency Lawyers</strong> reported a simultaneous strike on a medical‑supply depot in Rabak.</li>
<li>Sudan’s Minister of Culture, Information, Antiquities and Tourism, <strong>Khalid Aleisir</strong>, condemned the attack and urged the international community to label the RSF as a terrorist organisation.</li>
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<h3>Important Facts</h3>
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<li>Casualties: <strong>10 dead</strong> (7 medical staff) and <strong>19 injured</strong>.</li>
<li>Location: White Nile, specifically Al‑Jabalain Hospital and a supply depot in Rabak.</li>
<li>Context: The war, which started in April 2023, has already claimed > <strong>40,000 lives</strong> (UN estimate) and witnessed > <strong>200 attacks on health facilities</strong> since its onset.</li>
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