Raids hit two largest hospitals in rebel-held Aleppo: NGO

One warplane targeted both hospitals directly

Air raids hit the two largest hospitals in rebel-held parts of Syria’s Aleppo early Wednesday, putting them temporarily out of service, the medical organization that supports them said.

“The attack happened at 4:00 am (0100 GMT). One warplane targeted both of them directly,” said Adham Sahloul of the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS).

“There are only six hospitals currently operational now that the M2 and M10 have been temporarily taken out of service,” he said.

Earlier, the UN chief Ban Ki-moon said he was “appalled by the chilling military escalation in the city of Aleppo, which is facing the most sustained and intense bombardment since the start of the Syrian conflict.”

He urged the international community to unite to send a clear message to the Syrian government that “it will not tolerate the use of indiscriminate and ever more deadly and powerful weapons against civilians.”