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