UNSMIL said in a statement on Sunday that it was deeply concerned at a series of serious incidents which have taken place in the last few days in and around Tripoli.

The High Council of State (HCS) has called on the Presidential Council (PC) to boycott the Arab emergency summit, called for by Saudi Arabia later this month, as an expression of rejection to the Arab League position, which it described as shameful towards the attack on Tripoli.

The forces of Libya’s internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) boasted Saturday of new weapons to fight off a rival’s offensive on Tripoli, despite an arms embargo on the country.

From its powerbase in eastern Libya, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) has gradually extended the territory under its control and the firepower at its disposal, to the point where it now challenges the authority of the country’s United Nations-recognised government in Tripoli.

Three sons of the High Council of State (HoR) member, Hamid Barekow were killed on Monday by unidentified gunmen, who opened fire on their car in Murzuk city south of Libya.

The White House disclosed, in a statement on Friday, that the US President, Donald Trump, made a phone call with the commander of the Dignity Operation, General Khalifa Haftar, on Monday.

On April 8, Russia blocked a resolution in the UN Security Council that would have called upon Libyan National Army leader Khalifa Haftar to halt his offensive in Tripoli, which began on April 4.

Members of the House of Representatives (HoR) of Tripoli, demanded the immediate withdrawal of the aggressive forces to their bases, stressing the importance of condemning and criminalizing the attack on the capital.

The Head of the Presidential Council Fayez Al-Sarraj said Khalifa Haftar has not been a true peace partner, saying he used to think Haftar was part of the Libyan aspiration for stability.

Libya Audit Bureau, the highest financial regulatory authority in the country, has rejected the 2019 budget announced by the Government of National Accords (GNA) last month.