WHO Confirms 64 Killed in Al Daein Hospital Strike; International Condemnation Mounts

WHO and international organizations formally confirmed that the March 20 (Eid al-Fitr) strike on Al Daein Teaching Hospital killed at least 64 people — including 13 children, 7 pregnant women, 2 nurses, and 1 doctor — with 89 wounded. Yale Humanitarian Research Lab satellite analysis confirmed at least three distinct strike points from precision aerial munitions in a double-tap attack, with two strikes occurring approximately 20 minutes apart. The hospital, the only fully operational referral hospital in East Darfur, was rendered non-functional, leaving over 2 million people without access to specialized healthcare. The RSF blamed the SAF; SAF denied the attack but two military officials suggested the intended target was a nearby police station. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk described the strike as 'appalling.' The attack brought total war deaths from attacks on healthcare facilities to over 2,000.