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UN Mission Announces Deployment of 1st Group of Monitors in Libya

A Libyan flag flutters. REUTERS/Costas Baltas/File Photo
A Libyan flag flutters. REUTERS/Costas Baltas/File Photo
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UN Mission Announces Deployment of 1st Group of Monitors in Libya

A Libyan flag flutters. REUTERS/Costas Baltas/File Photo
A Libyan flag flutters. REUTERS/Costas Baltas/File Photo

The UN envoy to Libya, Jan Kubis, has announced the start of the deployment of the first group of UN ceasefire monitors since October 10.

His announcement came in a letter he addressed to the members of the Joint Military Commission (5+5).

In his letter, Kubis affirmed the UN chief’s welcome to the Geneva Agreement on October 8, which stipulates the development of a comprehensive plan for the withdrawal of mercenaries and foreign forces from the country, stressing that the deployment of the first group of monitors is a step that will contribute to creating the conditions for the success of the action plan.

Kubis also mentioned that the monitors will settle in Tripoli during the first period until the arrangements for their deployment in Sirte are completed, and the monitors will work in cooperation with the Joint Commission and the Libyan parties concerned under Security Council Resolution 2570.

Kubis concluded by highlighting the importance of the UN’s support for efforts to implement the action plan, in addition to unifying the military institution to advance the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration tracks, in addition to reforming the security sector in Libya.

The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has said he "trusts that the deployment of an initial team of United Nations ceasefire monitors will contribute to creating the conditions for successful implementation of the action plan."

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Israeli Forces Storm Major West Bank City of Nablus

Tear gas and smoke are pictured through a window during a large-scale Israeli military raid in the old town of Nablus city in the occupied West Bank, on June 10, 2025. (AFP)
Tear gas and smoke are pictured through a window during a large-scale Israeli military raid in the old town of Nablus city in the occupied West Bank, on June 10, 2025. (AFP)
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Israeli Forces Storm Major West Bank City of Nablus

Tear gas and smoke are pictured through a window during a large-scale Israeli military raid in the old town of Nablus city in the occupied West Bank, on June 10, 2025. (AFP)
Tear gas and smoke are pictured through a window during a large-scale Israeli military raid in the old town of Nablus city in the occupied West Bank, on June 10, 2025. (AFP)

Israel launched a large-scale military operation on Tuesday in the old city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, AFP journalists reported, with the army reporting injured troops and two Palestinians "eliminated".

Dozens of military vehicles entered the city shortly after midnight, an AFP journalist reported, after a curfew had been announced over loudspeakers the day before.

Military operations are focused on the old city, a densely populated area bordering a large downtown square where young men and boys gathered to burn tires and throw stones at armored vehicles.

The Israeli army said that one soldier was "moderately injured" and three others "lightly injured" when two Palestinians attempted to steal a soldier's weapon.

Troops opened fire and "eliminated" both Palestinians, the army said in a statement, using a term the military often uses when killing gunmen.

AFPTV footage showed Israeli soldiers standing in one of the old city's narrow streets, next to the bodies of two civilians.

Neither Palestinian medics nor the Israeli army confirmed the two deaths.

The Palestinian Red Crescent said on Tuesday that three people were injured from bullet shrapnel, four from "physical assaults", and dozens more from tear gas inhalation.

It added that many injuries had to be handled within the old city after its ambulances were blocked from entering.

Nablus is located in the northern West Bank, a Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 1967.

The territory's north has been the target of a major Israeli military operation dubbed "Iron Wall" since January 21.

On Tuesday, Israeli soldiers entered shops to search them and arrested several people for questioning, according to an AFP correspondent at the scene.

The correspondent added that Israeli flags were raised over the roofs of buildings in the Old City that had been turned into temporary bases for Israeli troops.

Violence has surged in the West Bank since the start of the Gaza war, triggered by the unprecedented October 7, 2023 attack by the Palestinian movement Hamas on Israel.

At least 938 Palestinians, including fighters but also many civilians, have been killed in the West Bank by Israeli soldiers or settlers, according to data from the Palestinian Authority.

During the same period, least 35 Israelis, both civilians and soldiers, have been killed in Palestinian attacks or during Israeli military raids, according to official Israeli figures.