WHITE NILE PROVINCE — The Rapid Support Forces launched two drone strikes on Al-Jabalain Hospital in White Nile province, Sudan, hitting an operating theater and a maternity ward, a medical group said. The strikes killed 10 people, including seven medical staffers, and injured at least 19 others.

A children's immunization campaign was underway at the hospital when the attack occurred, the medical group said. Those injured in the strikes were transferred to a hospital in Kosti, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) away from Al-Jabalain.

The attacks also targeted a medical supply depot in Rabak, the capital city of White Nile province. Since March, drone attacks have occurred in the provinces of South Kordofan, Blue Nile, East Darfur, Central Darfur, and South Darfur.

Khalid Aleisir, Sudan's minister of culture, information, antiquities and tourism, condemned the drone attack on the hospital. Aleisir called for designating the Rapid Support Forces as a terrorist organization and prosecuting its members. He said on the social media platform X that "regional backers are responsible for perpetuating the campaign through military and logistical support, including advanced weaponry and unmanned aerial systems."

The Sudan Doctors Network called the attack a deliberate assault on health facilities and unarmed civilians and said it further worsens the health sector in the country. The network's statement came as multiple groups voiced concern over the targeting of medical infrastructure during the conflict.

Esperanza Santos, head of emergencies for Sudan at Doctors Without Borders, said, "Health facilities, medical staff, and patients must always be protected. We call on RSF and SAF to immediately stop this spiral of violence against medical facilities."

The attack on Al-Jabalain Hospital followed a strike on a hospital in western Darfur last month that killed 70 people, including at least 13 children. There have been a series of attacks on Sudan's health care system during the war between the Sudanese army and the RSF. According to World Health Organization data, over 200 attacks have targeted health care since the conflict began in April 2023.

The war in Sudan has killed more than 40,000 people over nearly three years, according to U.N. figures.