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Pro-Gaddafi Group Uncovered in Libyan Capital

Late Libyan leader Moammar al-Gaddafi. (AFP)
Late Libyan leader Moammar al-Gaddafi. (AFP)
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Pro-Gaddafi Group Uncovered in Libyan Capital

Late Libyan leader Moammar al-Gaddafi. (AFP)
Late Libyan leader Moammar al-Gaddafi. (AFP)

A force loyal to the government of national accord announced that it had thwarted a terrorist plot in the Libyan capital Tripoli plotted by loyalists of the regime of late leader Moammar al-Gaddafi.

A deterrence force in the Interior Ministry of PM Fayez al-Sarraj’s government arrested a cell that was planning military operations with others, which are affiliated with the so-called Popular Front for the Liberation of Libya.

It said that it had received information that an armed group was seeking to create chaos in Tripoli and its suburbs.

The group had set up an operations room south of the capital with the support of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Libya.

Following investigations and surveillance operations, the members of the group were arrested. They included three senior officers from the Libyan army and four civilians.

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Libya describes itself as a new political organization that includes supporters of the Gaddafi regime. They believe that the February 2011 uprising was a conspiracy against Libya, reported the German news agency.

The Front was established on December 26, 2016 and its founder revealed that it was led by Gaddafi’s son, Seif al-Isalm.

The group is aimed at liberating Libya from militias, with the support of pro-Gaddafi tribes.

Seif al-Islam has not commented on these claims.

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MSF Calls Israeli Ban a 'Grave Blow' to Gaza Aid

Nanaa Abu Jari cooks outside her tent after it was flooded by rainwater in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Nanaa Abu Jari cooks outside her tent after it was flooded by rainwater in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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MSF Calls Israeli Ban a 'Grave Blow' to Gaza Aid

Nanaa Abu Jari cooks outside her tent after it was flooded by rainwater in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Nanaa Abu Jari cooks outside her tent after it was flooded by rainwater in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

International charity Doctors Without Borders Friday condemned a "grave blow to humanitarian aid" after Israel revoked the status it needs to operate in Gaza for refusing to share Palestinian staff lists.

Israel on Thursday confirmed it had banned access to the Gaza Strip to 37 foreign humanitarian organizations for refusing to share lists of their Palestinian employees.

Doctors Without Borders (MSF), which has 1,200 staff members in the Palestinian territories, the majority of them in Gaza, said in a statement that "denying medical assistance to civilians is unacceptable under any circumstances".

The medical organization argued that it had "legitimate concerns" over new Israeli requirements for foreign NGO registration, specifically the disclosing of personal information about Palestinian staff.

According to AFP, it pointed to the fact that 15 MSF staff had been "killed by Israeli forces", and that access to any given territory should not be conditional on staff list disclosure.

"Demanding staff lists as a condition for access to territory is an outrageous overreach," the charity said.

MSF also denounced "the absence of any clarity about how such sensitive data will be used, stored, or shared", charging that Israeli forces "have killed and wounded hundreds of thousands of civilians" in Gaza during the course of the war.

It also charged that Israel had "manufactured shortages of basic necessities by blocking and delaying the entry of essential goods, including medical supplies".

Israel controls and regulates all entry points into Gaza, which is surrounded by a wall that began to be built in 2005.

Felipe Ribero, MSF head of mission in the Palestinian territories, told AFP that all of its operations were still ongoing in Gaza.

"We are supposed to leave under 60 days, but we don't know whether it will be three or 60 days" before Israeli authorities force MSF to leave, he said.

Prominent humanitarian organizations hit by the Israeli ban include the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), World Vision International and Oxfam, according to an Israeli ministry list.

The ban, which came into effect on December 31, 2025 at midnight, has triggered widespread international condemnation.

Israel says the new regulation aims to prevent bodies it accuses of supporting terrorism from operating in the Palestinian territories.

MSF says it currently supports one in five hospital beds in Gaza and assists one in three mothers in the territory, and urged the Israeli authorities to meet to discuss the ban.

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Sources to Asharq Al-Awsat: National Shield Forces Control Al-Khasha Camp

National Shield forces are seen in Hadhramaut. Photo: National Shield forces
National Shield forces are seen in Hadhramaut. Photo: National Shield forces
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Sources to Asharq Al-Awsat: National Shield Forces Control Al-Khasha Camp

National Shield forces are seen in Hadhramaut. Photo: National Shield forces
National Shield forces are seen in Hadhramaut. Photo: National Shield forces

Sources confirmed that the National Shield forces, led by the Governor of Hadhramaut in Yemen, have taken control of the “37th Strategic Brigade Camp” in the Al-Khasha area.

Field sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the National Shield forces tightened their grip on Al-Khasha camp after clashes with the Southern Transitional Council (STC) forces, which subsequently retreated.

The sources added that National Shield forces continue to secure and completely clear the areas adjacent to the camp.

According to military sources in Hadhramaut, STC forces “had positioned themselves in areas on the outskirts of the camp early on, fearing airstrikes.”

“These forces were dealt with,” and efforts are underway to secure the area, the sources said.

They confirmed that National Shield forces will continue advancing toward Seiyun to liberate the remaining camps and areas.

Those forces, “with support from brothers in the Kingdom (Saudi Arabia), are proceeding according to clear plans to secure all military camps in the governorates of Hadhramaut and Al-Mahrah.”

The forces “are now present in some areas on the outskirts of Seiyun.”

The sources did not confirm reports about the withdrawal of STC forces from the First Military Region in Seiyun.

“Some STC forces are stationed at Seiyun Hospital and the Republican Palace, while the rest of the locations have been completely evacuated and their forces have withdrawn toward Al-Qatn," they added.

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Israel Says It Intercepted 'False Target' after Drone Alert near Lebanon Border

FILE PHOTO: Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system operates for interceptions as projectiles are launched from Lebanon towards Israel, amid hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, in northern Israel, November 26, 2024. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system operates for interceptions as projectiles are launched from Lebanon towards Israel, amid hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, in northern Israel, November 26, 2024. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo
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Israel Says It Intercepted 'False Target' after Drone Alert near Lebanon Border

FILE PHOTO: Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system operates for interceptions as projectiles are launched from Lebanon towards Israel, amid hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, in northern Israel, November 26, 2024. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system operates for interceptions as projectiles are launched from Lebanon towards Israel, amid hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, in northern Israel, November 26, 2024. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo

The Israeli military said on Friday it intercepted what it described as a "false target" in the northern town ‌of Bar’am after ‌sirens ‌were ⁠triggered by ‌a suspected drone.

A source close to Lebanon's Hezbollah told Reuters the Iran-aligned group is not ⁠linked to the ‌incident.

Lebanon has faced ‍mounting ‍pressure from the ‍United States and Israel to disarm Hezbollah under a truce deal, with Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warning ⁠that Israel would "act as necessary" if Beirut fails to curb the group's arsenal.