RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has strongly condemned a series of attacks by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces on a military hospital, a World Food Programme aid convoy and a bus carrying displaced civilians, the Kingdom’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
The strikes on Al-Kuweik Military Hospital and relief facilities in North and South Kordofan reportedly killed dozens of unarmed civilians, including women and children, and damaged humanitarian convoys and infrastructure.
In a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency, the ministry described the attacks as unjustifiable and in clear violation of international humanitarian law and established norms protecting civilians and aid workers.
Saudi Arabia called on the RSF to immediately halt the violations and allow the safe delivery of humanitarian assistance, stressing the group’s obligations under international law and the Jeddah Declaration on the Protection of Civilians in Sudan, signed in May 2023.
The Kingdom also reiterated its support for Sudan’s unity, security and stability, and underscored the need to preserve the country’s legitimate institutions, SPA added.
