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DR Congo authorities are searching for a six-year-old Ebola patient after armed men stormed a hospital. The outbreak is driven by the Bundibugyo strain, for which there is no vaccine, raising concerns it could grow large. Health officials warn gaps in contact tracing and public awareness could hinder containment.
A drone strike on El-Daein Teaching Hospital in East Darfur killed 64 people (including 13 children) and wounded 89, leaving the hospital nonfunctional, according to the WHO. The RSF blamed an army drone, while the army denied involvement. The attack comes amid Sudan's civil war, which has killed more than 150,000 people and displaced about 12 million, with calls for de-escalation and an independent investigation into attacks on healthcare.
A Friday strike on al-Daein Teaching Hospital in East Darfur killed at least 64 people, including 13 children, and wounded 89, with the hospital’s pediatric, maternity and emergency wards damaged and left nonfunctional. The WHO notes more than 2,000 deaths linked to attacks on healthcare in Sudan (2,036 in 213 attacks) amid the ongoing war between the army and the RSF, as international bodies call for civilian protection and de-escalation.
A Pakistani air strike hit Kabul's Omar Addiction Treatment Hospital, with Taliban officials saying 408 people were killed and 265 injured as families searched for loved ones; Pakistan says the strikes targeted military facilities with no civilians involved, while the UN called for an independent investigation and accountability for civilians in what is the latest flare-up in the Afghanistan-Pakistan conflict.
MSF says a hospital in Jonglei state was hit by government air strikes, leaving staff missing and destroying the main warehouse; a separate MSF facility in Pieri was looted the same day. MSF evacuated patients beforehand and reported one staff member injured. The violence reflects a renewed flare-up between government forces and Machar-aligned forces, with humanitarian access restricted in opposition-held areas and MSF warning that attacks could leave about 250,000 people in Lankien and Pieri without healthcare.
The WHO reports a brutal multi-wave attack by gunmen, likely the RSF, on a hospital in Darfur, Sudan, killing at least 460 people amid ongoing conflict and displacement, marking a severe escalation in the two-year war.
The Israeli military claims its strike on a Gaza hospital targeted a Hamas camera, without evidence, amid ongoing conflict where Israel plans a Gaza City offensive and aims to free hostages, while Gaza faces significant casualties, displacement, and famine, with over 62,000 killed according to Gaza's Health Ministry.
Israel claimed its attack on Nasser Hospital in Gaza was aimed at destroying a Hamas-placed observation camera, following a strike that killed 20 people, including journalists and militants, with the Israeli military identifying some of the dead as terrorists.
Five journalists were killed in Gaza, including Mariam Dagga, Hussam al-Masri, Mohammad Salama, Ahmed Abu Aziz, and Moaz Abu Taha, during an Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, amid ongoing conflict; Israel claims it does not target journalists, but the incident highlights the dangers faced by media workers in war zones.
Israel faced international condemnation after a double-tap attack on Nasser Hospital in Gaza killed five journalists, medical workers, and others, with Israel admitting to targeting the hospital and its responders, raising serious concerns about war crimes and the safety of civilians and journalists in conflict zones.
More than a dozen Palestinians, including journalists, were killed in Israeli strikes on a hospital in southern Gaza, with the Palestinian Ministry of Health reporting at least 20 deaths. The strikes involved a double-tap attack on Nasser Medical Complex, targeting emergency responders and media personnel, prompting condemnation from Palestinian authorities and international organizations. The Israeli military claims it does not target journalists and is investigating the incident.
The IDF admitted to mistakenly attacking Nasser Hospital in Gaza, resulting in the deaths of journalists and civilians, and is currently investigating the incident, which was initially approved but is now considered a major mistake.
The director of Gaza's Indonesian Hospital, Dr. Marwan Sultan, was killed along with family members in an Israeli air strike, amid ongoing violence in Gaza where multiple strikes have caused significant civilian casualties and destruction of medical infrastructure, with over 57,000 deaths reported since the conflict escalated in October 2023.
An Israeli strike on al-Ahli hospital in Gaza City has killed five people, including three journalists, and injured 30 others, amid ongoing conflict and accusations of war crimes. The attack has drawn condemnation from international media organizations and Palestinian authorities, highlighting the dangers faced by journalists and the complex military and humanitarian situation in Gaza.
The IDF launched an attack on a Palestinian Islamic Jihad operational headquarters located in the courtyard of Al-Aqsa Hospital in central Gaza, leaving the hospital undamaged and operational. IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi stated that the operation achieved a major goal and emphasized the efforts to prevent harm to patients and medical teams. The operation resulted in the killing and capture of many terrorists, including senior Hamas leaders, with hundreds of terrorists killed or apprehended since the beginning of the operation at Shifa Hospital.