Overview
- The World Health Organization said roughly 460 patients and companions were shot dead at El‑Fasher’s Saudi Maternity Hospital, with six health workers abducted days earlier.
- Yale’s Humanitarian Research Lab said satellite imagery corroborates mass‑killing sites around the hospital and at a detention facility, with signs of ongoing “systematic” executions.
- Tens of thousands fled on foot toward Tawila, yet aid groups report far fewer arrivals than expected and describe bodies along escape routes and arbitrary killings.
- The UN Security Council condemned reported RSF atrocities, called for a ceasefire and unimpeded access, and approved a $20 million CERF allocation to scale up relief.
- RSF leader Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo acknowledged “abuses” by his forces and announced an investigation, as communications blackouts hinder independent verification.