At least 13 people have been killed - eight of them children - after a drone strike on a house in the Sudanese city of el-Obeid, says the Sudan Doctors' Network.
Most of the dead were part of the same family, the medical group added.
Although no group has claimed responsibility, medics say the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) carried out the attack in an area controlled by the army, which it has been trying to penetrate for months.
The civil war between Sudan's army and RSF rebels is approaching its third year, and the scale of suffering has been described as the world's worst humanitarian crisis by the UN and aid agencies.
Over 11 million people have been forced from their homes due to the violence, and hundreds of thousands have been killed. Widespread sexual violence is reportedly being used as a weapon of war.
Witnesses of the drone attack state it occurred in a residential neighborhood, raising critical concerns about the escalating violence. Additionally, both the RSF and the Sudanese Armed Forces are accused of committing atrocities during this ongoing conflict.
The Sudan Doctors' Network attributes the incident to a dangerous escalation of the policy of indiscriminate killing and systematic bombing of safe residential areas.
The strategic city of el-Obeid remains under army control even as the RSF's influence grows in the region, aiming to forward their agenda amid the ongoing conflict.
This drone strike incident signifies a troubling new chapter in the conflict, with international observers calling for immediate action to prevent further tragedies.
