Overview
- RSF announced on Telegram that it agreed to the mediators’ plan led by the United States, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates.
- A Sudanese army commander told Associated Press the military will not accept the pause unless RSF leaves civilian areas and disarms.
- The United States urged both sides to agree quickly, and a Saudi official said the plan envisions a nationwide three-month halt to fighting with efforts to reach a permanent peace.
- After RSF captured El Fasher, WHO reported 450 people were killed at Al-Fasher hospital on October 28, and Yale researchers cited credible reports of mass killings and detected activity consistent with mass graves.
- The United Nations estimates more than 10 million people are displaced and roughly 21 million face high food insecurity, and the UN Human Rights Council plans an urgent session on El Fasher next week.