Libya’s United Nations-backed government says air raids by the Libyan National Army on Tripoli on Saturday killed four people and wounded 20 others.
However, a spokesman for the government’s Health ministry, Amin al-Hachemi, warned that the death toll could increase.
At least 278 people have been killed and more than 1,300 wounded in clashes around Tripoli, according to the latest figures released by the World Health Organization.
The Libyan National Army (LNA), loyal to Commander Khalifa Haftar, launched an offensive against Tripoli on April 4 but has not yet been unable to break the city’s defences in the south.
Forces loyal to the UN-backed government of Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj drove back the LNA recently to the southern suburb of Ain Zara, the main scene of fighting.
The offensive triggered the latest outbreak of violence in the country since the toppling of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
Haftar’s offensive has deepened divisions in policy towards Libya among UN Security Council members.
On April 18, the United States and Russia opposed a bid by Britain, backed by France and Germany, to demand a ceasefire in Libya.
