Tunisia said on Friday that it was asking its regional authorities to work on a plan to cope with the fallout of a possible foreign military intervention in neighbouring Libya.

Ali Al-Za’tari, the deputy head of the UN Special Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator in the country has launched a scathing attack on the international community for ignoring the Libyan humanitarian crisis.

The Italian Foreign Ministry is to provide €1.4 million in an emergency aid package to support international humanitarian organisations operating in Libya.

Libyan NGO Libyan Body Count has reported that there were a total of 1, 523 recorded violent deaths in Libya in 2015.

There is a small town on Libya’s south-west border with Algeria that has traditionally occupied a key point on the migrant route to Europe.

Libyan authorities say the bodies of 40 refugees have been found on the North African country’s shores, as more asylum seekers risk their lives to make their way into Europe.

It was another weekend of violent atrocities and shortages of basic commodities for those living in the 300km stretch of central Libyan coast that the Islamic State (IS) group controls.

The death toll has risen to 119 due to the capsizing Friday of two boats carrying illegal migrants after the Libyan Coast Guard discovered 39 additional bodies, local authorities said Sunday.

Benghazi, Libya’s second-largest city, was the stronghold of the popular insurrection against Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, and a symbol of resistance against his rule.

Benghazi, Libya’s second-largest city, was the stronghold of the popular insurrection against Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, and a symbol of resistance against his rule.