UN humanitarian agency OCHA said targeting civilian facilities was a violation of international humanitarian law
The UN Libya mission UNSMIL also warned in a statement that “the bombing of schools, hospitals, ambulances and civilian areas is strictly prohibited,” adding that it was documenting such cases for the U.N Security Council.
A school was hit on Saturday in an air strike blamed on the eastern forces of the self-styled Libyan National Army , Tripoli officials said. Two missiles also hit education ministry warehouses late on Sunday, destroying 3.1 million school books, an official in the Tripoli government told Reuters.In another incident, Reuters reporters on Monday filmed a residential block in southern Tripoli that was hit by at least one rocket. Several families were inside during the strike but escaped unhurt bar some minor wounds.Children’s shoes, bread and the remains of the rockets were on the floor of the damaged house.
Nearly 150 people, mostly fighters, have been killed, the World Health Organization said. More than 600 people have been wounded. The surprise offensive by eastern commander Khalifa Haftar led to the postponement of a UN national conference, planned long before his advance, that had been intended to bring the two sides together to plan an election and end the turmoil.Story continues below advertisement
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