Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received of continued shelling of the Al-Khadra Hospital in Tripoli by forces allied to Khalifa Haftar.

The UK is deeply concerned at reports that shells fired by forces opposed to the Government of National Accord landed on Al-Khadra hospital on 7 April. Intentional shelling of a hospital would constitute a clear violation of International Humanitarian Law. We continue to urge all parties, including General Haftar, to de-escalate, commit to a ceasefire and return to UN-led political talks. Libya remains vulnerable to a significant coronavirus outbreak. Fighting must stop to allow Libyan health authorities and aid agencies to respond to the pandemic.