The Head of the Presidential Council Fayez Al-Sarraj met Wednesday with a delegation of Libyan eastern region’s elders in Tunisia, where a rejection was voiced to the “cowardly offensive” in Tripoli by Khalifa Haftar’s forces.

A number of House of Representatives’ (HoR) members in Tobruk called for pulling out from the Libyan Political Agreement (LPA) of Skhirat, Morocco, which was brokered by the UN on December 17, 2015.

The elders and dignitaries of Zintan in Libya have voiced rejection to the attack led by Khalifa Haftar on Tripoli, saying they support the Government of National Accord (GNA) and its Burkan Al-Ghadab Operation. 

44 members of the Libyan House of Representatives (HoR) in Tobruk rejected in a statement on Sunday the UN-brokerd Political Agreement signed in Morocco’s Skhirat resort in December 2015.

On April 15, President Donald Trump telephoned Libyan militia commander Khalifa Haftar and praised his Libyan National Army’s offensive against the internationally recognized government in Tripoli. Citing a “shared vision” for Libya, the U.S. president acknowledged Haftar’s value in fighting terrorism, maintaining oil production, and shepherding the country’s democratic transition.

The Libyan Tobruk-based Parliament convened Monday night a session and held voting for the labelling of Muslim Brotherhood Group as a terrorist organization.

Libyan military strongman Khalifa Hifter’s westward offensive, which began last month, has dramatically heated up the Libyan civil war. In a statement issued today, European Union foreign ministers warned that the attack could further destabilize the country and said it threatens international peace.

Khalifa Haftar’s Dignity Operation command has issued a statement threatening to punish all journalists, media figures, activists and political analysts who oppose its offensive against Tripoli, describing them as “inciting hate and crime against the army forces and supporting terrorism.”

Several members of the House of Representatives (HoR) announced in Tripoli on Monday that they will hold next Thursday a session in Rexos Conference Hall as per the Skhirat agreement.

Elders and dignitaries from the western, central regions and Greater Tripoli called Monday on Tarhouna city to withdraw their fighters from the forces attacking Tripoli under Khalifa Haftar’s command in order to stop the bloodshed.