Trending Now - Drone Attack on Sudan Hospital Claims 10 Lives, Reports MSF
WHO:
Al Jazeera - Medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) reported the incident.
Al Jazeera - Esperanza Santos is the head of emergencies for MSF in Sudan.
Al Jazeera - Khalid Aleisir is the minister of culture, information, antiquities and tourism in Sudan.
Al Jazeera - Emergency Lawyers is a local rights group.
ABC News World - The paramilitary group involved is the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
WHAT:
Al Jazeera - A drone attack on Al Jabalain Hospital resulted in at least 10 fatalities.
Al Jazeera - Seven of the deceased were medical staff, some of whom had previously worked with MSF.
Al Jazeera - The attack occurred during a children's immunization campaign.
Al Jazeera - More than 200 attacks have targeted healthcare facilities in Sudan since the war began.
Al Jazeera - In March 2026, 70 people were killed in a strike on a hospital in Sudan’s western Darfur region.
WHERE:
Al Jazeera - The drone strikes occurred at Al Jabalain Hospital in White Nile State, Sudan.
Al Jazeera - A separate attack hit a medical supply depot in Rabak, the capital city of White Nile province.
Al Jazeera - Attacks have also been reported in South Kordofan, Blue Nile, East, Central, and South Darfur provinces.
WHEN:
Al Jazeera - The drone attack on Al Jabalain Hospital occurred on Thursday, March 31st, 2026.
Al Jazeera - The war between the army and the RSF began in April 2023.
Al Jazeera - The report of the attack was made on Friday, April 1st, 2026.
WHY:
Al Jazeera - The attack was reportedly carried out by the RSF, which has been involved in ongoing conflict in Sudan.
Al Jazeera - Khalid Aleisir condemned the attack and called for the RSF to be designated a terrorist organization, holding regional backers responsible for supporting the violence.
HOW:
Al Jazeera - The attack involved two drone strikes targeting an operating theatre and a maternity ward at the hospital.
(UPDATED April 4, 2026 05:23 UTC)
A drone attack on Al Jabalain Hospital in White Nile State, Sudan, resulted in at least ten fatalities, including seven medical staff, during a children's immunization campaign on Tuesday. The paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces, which has been involved in ongoing conflict in Sudan, reportedly carried out the attack, which targeted both an operating theatre and a maternity ward. Khalid Aleisir, Sudan's minister of culture, information, antiquities and tourism, condemned the incident and called for the RSF to be designated a terrorist organization, holding regional backers accountable for the violence.