South Sudan Airstrike on Médecins Sans Frontières Hospital

A Médecins Sans Frontières hospital in Lankien, South Sudan===Jonglei State, South Sudan, was hit by a government airstrike, marking the 10th attack on an Médecins Sans Frontières facility in 12 months. Another Médecins Sans Frontières health facility in Pieri was looted. These incidents occurred amid renewed fighting between government forces and opposition groups, following the South Sudan government's imposition of restrictions on humanitarian access in opposition-held areas. The attacks destroyed critical medical supplies and forced Médecins Sans Frontières to close two hospitals and suspend healthcare activities in South Sudan===Jonglei State, Upper Nile, and Central Equatoria states, leaving approximately 250,000 people without healthcare. Médecins Sans Frontières had shared GPS coordinates of its facilities with the government, which confirmed awareness of their locations. The United Nations reports 280,000 people displaced by the conflict.