Libya's unity government said Thursday that five women were killed and five civilians wounded in Tripoli the previous day in bombardment by the forces of eastern-based military strongman Khalifa Haftar.
Amine Al-Hachemi, spokesman for the health ministry of the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord, said "rockets and shells hit houses in the neighbourhoods of Ain Zara and Bab Ben Ghachir." War-torn Libya is largely divided between forces backing the United Nations-recognised GNA and those led by Haftar, who backs a rival administration in the country's east.
Since last april, Haftar's forces have led an offensive to capture the Libyan capital, with the GNA accusing them of carrying out indiscriminate bombing.
On Tuesday, the United Nations and nine countries called on the warring parties to cease hostilities to allow health authorities to fight against the new coronavirus.