Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed Saudi Arabia's condemnation of the recent attacks on internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in El Fasher, Zamzam and Abu Shouk in western Darfur region of Sudan, which resulted in deaths and injuries of scores of people. The ministry conveyed its deepest condolences to the families of the victims and extended its wishes for a speedy recovery for those injured.

Saudi Arabia stated that this attack constitutes a clear violation of international law and international humanitarian law. In a statement, the ministry reiterated Saudi Arabia's firm rejection of such violations and stressed the urgent need to protect relief and humanitarian personnel. It underscored the importance of an immediate cessation of hostilities, the avoidance of targeting civilians, and the full implementation of the Jeddah Declaration of Commitment to Protect the Civilians of Sudan, signed on May 11, 2023.

The United Nations reported on Saturday that more than 100 people, including 20 children, are feared dead after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched attacks on the besieged city of El-Fasher and two nearby displacement camps in Darfur. The RSF, at war with the regular army since April 2023, launched "coordinated ground and aerial assaults" on Friday on El-Fasher and the Zamzam and Abu Shouk displacement camps, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said.