The death toll from the armed conflict in the Libyan capital Tripoli has risen to 691, according to the World Health Organisation.
The WHO says 41 civilians are among those killed in the conflict between forces of the United Nations-backed government of Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj and those of Khalifa Haftar of the Libyan National Army.
The WHO says a further 4,012 people have been injured, 135 of whom are civilians.
On Saturday, authorities said the air force of Libya’s eastern-based armytargeted a military store of the rival UN-backed government in eastern Tripoli, killing nine people and damaging a nearby hospital.
Haftar has been leading a military campaign since early April to take over Tripoli, where the UN-backed government is based.
On Sunday, Serraj proposed holding parliamentary and presidential elections before the end of 2019 in order to end the crisis in the country.
The initiative includes holding a Libyan national conference, in coordination with the UN mission in Libya, that gathers all the national powers and the people’s representatives from all parts of country.
According to the prime minister, a road map for the upcoming stage and the establishment of a constitutional base to hold the elections will be agreed upon during the conference. Additionally, the initiative also included establishment of a higher authority of national reconciliation.
Libya has been struggling to undergo a transitional period amid chaos since the fall of former leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
