OR attack unmanned aircraft yesterday, Saturday, against her main hospital El Fasserof a city that is under siege in the western Sudancaused the deaths of 70 people and injuring others 19, his general manager announced today. World Health Organization.

“The horrible attack on El Fasser’s Saudi Hospital in Sudan caused 70 deaths and 19 injuries between patients and those who accompanied them,” the Tedros Antanom Gembregens in a message posted on the X.

“At the time of the attack, the hospital was full of care patients,” he added.

A medical source had previously spoken to the French Agency for 67 dead.

Tedros warned that access to health care in El Fasser “was already very limited” as most facilities were closed due to heavy battles.

The Saudi Hospital, which is “the only hospital operating in El Fasser, provides services such as gynecological-traveler, pathological, surgical and pediatric, as well as a diet center,” Tentros said.

In addition, the Saudi Foreign Ministry has condemned the hospital attack, which it described as a “violation of international humanitarian law” calling for “protecting health and workers in humanitarian organizations”.

Since April 2023, Sudan has been in the whirlwind of a wild war between the Sudanese army and the Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (DIFI).

DIA controls many areas of the country, including almost all of the huge western Darfour region and besieged by May El Fasser, a city of two million inhabitants and the capital of the state North Darfour.