The UN's refugee agency has called for the urgent rescue of hundreds of migrants who remain stranded in a remote military buffer zone on the Tunisia-Libya border. READ MORE Hope fades as contact is lost with migrants stranded on Tunisia's bordersCity residents demanded the expulsion of the migrants as racially motivated attacks and anti-migrant rhetoric increased. Libyan authorities and the country's Red Crescent reported the discovery of the bodies of migrants, including women and children, on the Tunisian-Libyan border. Minister of Defence Imed Memich told the Tunisian parliament on Friday morning that the crisis had become a matter of national security. The man said one person in his group had died after being injured by Tunisian security forces.

Source: Libya Today July 28, 2023 17:54 UTC