The Sudanese foreign ministry said Washington warned that Rapid Support Forces have gathered around El Obeid and that "worrying signs" of an imminent mass atrocity threaten the lives of up to 500,000 civilians, including more than 100,000 displaced people. The United States urged the RSF to halt any actions that endanger civilians or impede humanitarian aid, echoing the British foreign minister's warning that El Obeid is on the brink of a crime similar to last year's attack on El Fasher.