At least seven people were killed and 20 injured in an attack on a hospital and market in Old Fangak, Jonglei State, South Sudan, on Saturday, according to Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). The charity said helicopter gunships bombed its pharmacy and fired on the area for 30 minutes, destroying the only hospital serving over 110,000 people.
A nearby market was also struck by a drone. The attack follows rising tensions between President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar, who was arrested in March. Fangak County Commissioner Biel Boutros Biel accused government forces of the assault, linking it to ethnic targeting of the Nuer population.
MSF condemned the violence and said this was the second attack on its facilities within a month. International diplomats have expressed concern over South Sudan’s deteriorating security, urging political leaders to end violence. The country remains fragile despite a 2018 peace deal, with millions displaced by ongoing conflict.
