Eastern Libyan forces to advance on the capital Tripoli despite international calls for a halt
Meanwhile, Egypt's President Abdel Fatah al Sisi met Haftar in Cairo on Sunday to discuss developments in Libya, Sisi's spokesman said.Eastern Libyan forces will pursue their advance on the capital Tripoli, the head of the eastern parliament in the divided country said earlier on Saturday, despite international calls for a halt in an offensive that risks causing many civilian casualties.
But the eastern parliament head said they would press an offensive launched a week ago under Haftar, the latest outbreak of a cycle of conflict since the 2011 overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi. For its part the Tripoli government will agree to a ceasefire only if the LNA troops return back east, government spokesman Mohanad Younes told reporters.
In a separate strike the yard of a primary school was hit, a Reuters reporter at the scene said. An LNA official said the plane had targeted a camp of Serraj's forces.
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