A hospital and market in South Sudan’s Jonglei state were bombed, killing at least seven people and injuring 20 others, according to the medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).
The attack occurred in the town of Old Fangak, where MSF runs the only hospital in the county, serving over 110,000 people.
The charity said helicopter gunships dropped a bomb on the hospital’s pharmacy, burning it down, before firing on the town for 30 minutes. A drone then bombed a local market.
MSF called the attack a “clear violation of international humanitarian law” and said all medical supplies were destroyed.
The incident has raised fears of a return to civil war in South Sudan, where tensions between President Salva Kiir and Vice-President Riek Machar have been escalating.
The country has a history of conflict, and the current crisis has sparked concerns about the stability of the region.
