MSF says airstrike hit its hospital in South Sudan’s Jonglei

Médecins Sans Frontières said its hospital in South Sudan's Jonglei state, where it serves more than 200,000 people, was hit by an airstrike on Tuesday night, destroying the hospital's main warehouse and most of its critical medical supplies.



The charity said in a statement that South Sudanese government forces were the only armed party in the country with the capacity to perform aerial attacks.



Jonglei state's information minister declined comment when contacted by Reuters, directing all questions to the army.



An army spokesperson did not answer calls seeking comment.



Clashes that the United Nations says are occurring at a scale not seen since 2017 have been convulsing South Sudan for months, raising fears of a rekindling of civil war in Africa's youngest country.