Armed forces in the Libyan capital mobilised a massive security presence on Friday, apparently to prevent any further protests over the interim government’s meeting with Israel last week, Reuters reports. The arrests, and Friday’s heavy security presence, underscore the increasingly precarious position of the GNU, amid a concerted push by Libyan factions to replace it with a new administration. Libya does not recognise Israel and it backs the establishment of a Palestinian State with Jerusalem as its capital. After protests in several cities and expressions of outrage from across Libya’s political spectrum, Dbeibah dismissed Mangoush. The GNU Youth Minister, Fathallah Al-Zuni, said on Thursday he had declined to take the post.

Source: Libya Today September 01, 2023 19:04 UTC