Libyan Sources Deny Parliament Poised to Name Haftar President

Libyan National Army commander Khalifa Haftar attends a Ramadan iftar in Benghazi. (LNA)
Libyan National Army commander Khalifa Haftar attends a Ramadan iftar in Benghazi. (LNA)
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Libyan Sources Deny Parliament Poised to Name Haftar President

Libyan National Army commander Khalifa Haftar attends a Ramadan iftar in Benghazi. (LNA)
Libyan National Army commander Khalifa Haftar attends a Ramadan iftar in Benghazi. (LNA)

Sources from Libya’s parliament and people close to Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Haftar denied to Asharq Al-Awsat reports that the legislature was poised to name him as interim president.

A news outlet had reported that the parliament was set to convene to make that move following a series of secret meetings in Cairo. MPs from western Libya are opposed to his appointment.

Neither the parliament nor its spokesman have not commented on the report.

Haftar has not commented on it either, but a figure close to him said the report was “just a rumor created by parties that don’t want stability in the country.”

A source at parliament said the members have not been invited to any session.



UN Says an International Staffer was Killed, others Wounded in Explosion in Gaza

FILE PHOTO: Palestinians sit next to the rubble of houses destroyed in Israel's military offensive, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip October 7, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Palestinians sit next to the rubble of houses destroyed in Israel's military offensive, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip October 7, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem/File Photo
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UN Says an International Staffer was Killed, others Wounded in Explosion in Gaza

FILE PHOTO: Palestinians sit next to the rubble of houses destroyed in Israel's military offensive, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip October 7, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Palestinians sit next to the rubble of houses destroyed in Israel's military offensive, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip October 7, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem/File Photo

An international United Nations staffer was killed and five others were wounded in a strike on a UN guesthouse in the Gaza Strip, a UN official said Wednesday, The AP reported.
Jorge Moreira da Silva, head of the UN Office for Project Services, declined to say who carried out the strike but said the explosive ordnance was “dropped or fired” and the blast was not accidental or related to demining activity.
He did not provide the nationalities of those killed and wounded.
The Israeli military, which has carried out a heavy wave of airstrikes since early Tuesday, denied earlier reports that it had targeted the UN compound.