A drone strike on a key hospital in Sudan's conflict-ravaged Darfur region has intensified the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the country, leaving dozens dead and further crippling the region's healthcare system.

A drone attack on one of the last functioning hospitals in El-Fasher in Sudan's Darfur region killed 30 people and injured dozens, a medical source said Saturday.

Drone strike targets Saudi Hospital in El Fasher, capital city of North Darfur, Governor Arcua Minnawi says - Anadolu Ajansı

Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) condemned a drone strike on a hospital in Sudan’s North Darfur region that killed about 70 people, including patients and medical staff, the three Gulf states said on Sunday.

More than 70 killed in drone strike on Saudi Hospital in El Fasher city in North Darfur state - Anadolu Ajansı

Fasher. Nationwide, up to 80 per cent of the health care facilities are no longer operational due to the conflict, according to official estimates

The WHO chief has urged a halt on attacks against healthcare facilities in Sudan after a devastating drone strike on a hospital in North Darfur killed over 70 people. The ongoing conflict between Sudan's army and RSF is causing widespread humanitarian crises and ethnic violence in the region.

A drone attack on a hospital in Sudan’s Darfur region killed at least 67 people as the conflict between the Sudanese army and RSF intensifies.

After a week of whirlwind gains for the Sudanese army and allies in the capital Khartoum, leaders hailed a turning point in the civil war, speaking to reporters from inside the army's main headquarters that had been besieged since April 2023.

In Sudan, an estimated 70 people were killed by a drone strike on a hospital in North Darfur’s besieged city of El Fasher. The World Health Organization says the Saudi Teaching Maternal Hospital — the last functioning hospital in the area — was “packed with patients receiving care” when the attack occurred.

The Sudanese army, after a significant recapture of territory in Khartoum, is hailed as achieving a turning point in the ongoing civil war. The army reclaimed key areas, including the al-Jaili refinery,