GENEVA: At least 47 people were killed and 181 others were wounded in clashes between the Libyan National Army (LNA) and militias countering its advance on the capital, Tripoli.

It was announced was by the UN’s health body on Tuesday.

The LNA, commanded by Khalifa Haftar, started the operation to cleanse Tripoli of terrorists and criminal gangs last week. The UN agency warned that the renewed fighting could deplete medical supplies.