The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/libya/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:21:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Libya | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/libya/ 32 32 Climate change likely to bring more dust storms, earlier in the year, expert says https://www.timesofisrael.com/climate-change-likely-to-bring-more-dust-storms-earlier-in-the-year-expert-says/ Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:53:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3755562 Assaf Hochman of Hebrew University's Earth Sciences Institute warns increase in dust clouds will affect Israeli agriculture, public health

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]]> Son of late Libyan dictator Gaddafi said killed in his home outside Tripoli https://www.timesofisrael.com/son-of-late-libyan-dictator-gaddafi-killed-officials-say/ Tue, 03 Feb 2026 21:15:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3747648 Circumstances of Seif al-Islam Gaddafi's death not immediately clear; father Muammar ruled country for 40 years before being killed in 2011 civil war that plunged country into chaos

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]]> Libya’s military chief and 7 others killed in plane crash after takeoff from Turkey https://www.timesofisrael.com/libyas-military-chief-and-7-others-killed-in-plane-crash-after-takeoff-from-turkey/ Wed, 24 Dec 2025 04:10:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3718810 Officials say crash caused by technical malfunction, taking life of top commander who played crucial role in ongoing, UN-brokered efforts to unify country’s military

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]]> Germany sends Libyan suspected of war crimes to face justice at ICC https://www.timesofisrael.com/germany-sends-libyan-suspected-of-war-crimes-to-face-justice-at-icc/ Tue, 02 Dec 2025 12:32:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3702763 Court prosecutors say Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri was senior commander at Mitiga prison in Tripoli, overseeing murder, torture, rape and sexual violence

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]]> French court frees former president Nicolas Sarkozy from jail, pending appeal https://www.timesofisrael.com/french-court-frees-former-president-nicolas-sarkozy-from-jail-pending-appeal/ Mon, 10 Nov 2025 14:40:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3685299 Ex-leader set to go free 20 days after beginning 5-year sentence over a scheme to secure campaign funds from Gaddafi's Libya, with appeal meaning he's again presumed innocent

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]]> From Gaza to Europe, via jet ski: One Gazan’s story of a daring escape to Germany https://www.timesofisrael.com/from-gaza-to-europe-via-jet-ski-one-gazans-story-of-a-daring-escape-to-germany/ Mon, 15 Sep 2025 16:24:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3642464 After a journey that lasted over a year and spanned three continents, Muhammad Abu Dakha hopes eventually to be reunited with the family he left in Khan Younis

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]]> Israel said in talks with Indonesia, Libya, 3 more countries about taking in Gazans https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-said-in-talks-with-indonesia-libya-3-more-countries-about-taking-in-gazans/ Wed, 13 Aug 2025 20:54:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3619806&preview=true&preview_id=3619806 Somaliland, Uganda and South Sudan also reportedly in discussions, with diplomatic source telling Channel 12 Indonesia and Somaliland are particularly interested

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]]> Activists stopped in Libya and Egypt ahead of planned march to protest Gaza blockade https://www.timesofisrael.com/activists-stopped-in-libya-and-egypt-ahead-of-planned-march-to-protest-gaza-blockade/ Fri, 13 Jun 2025 17:34:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3571758 Demonstrators from 80 countries intended to walk toward Egypt-Gaza border to highlight Israeli restrictions on aid into enclave, but hundreds detained and deported in Cairo

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]]> Rubio: US ‘pleased’ by lifting of Gaza aid blockade, but deliveries still not enough https://www.timesofisrael.com/rubio-us-pleased-by-lifting-of-gaza-aid-blockade-but-deliveries-still-not-enough/ Tue, 20 May 2025 18:45:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3553695 Secretary confirms administration reaching out to countries to see if they'll temporarily take in those looking to leave Strip, but says he's unaware of conversations with Libya

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]]> US embassy in Libya denies report of plans to relocate Gazans to country https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-embassy-in-libya-denies-report-of-plans-to-relocate-gazans-to-country/ Sun, 18 May 2025 06:59:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3551451 Mission rejects NBC report US is in 'serious' talks to move up to 1 million Palestinians to war-torn North African country

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]]> US reportedly developing plan to resettle 1 million Gazans in Libya https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-reportedly-developing-plan-to-resettle-1-million-gazans-in-libya/ Fri, 16 May 2025 23:55:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3550848 NBC News says proposal is serious enough to have been discussed with Libyan leaders; unclear where in the North African country the Palestinians would live, or how they'd get there

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]]> After scandal, ex-Libyan FM insists 2023 Israel meeting was okayed by Tripoli https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-scandal-ex-libyan-fm-insists-2023-israel-meeting-was-okayed-by-tripoli/ Mon, 13 Jan 2025 09:28:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3458350 Najla Mangoush was fired and forced to flee country after then-foreign minister Eli Cohen publicized secret sit-down and hailed it as a 'first step' toward diplomatic ties

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]]> Libya said to free four Hamas members held since 2016 https://www.timesofisrael.com/libya-said-to-free-four-hamas-members-held-since-2016/ Sat, 02 Dec 2023 16:38:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3168695 Terror group members were charged with trafficking arms to Gaza; unverified image shows three men in what appears to be a private jet

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]]> UN warns disease outbreak in Libya’s flooded east may spark ‘2nd devastating crisis’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-warns-disease-outbreak-in-libyas-flooded-east-may-spark-2nd-devastating-crisis/ Tue, 19 Sep 2023 10:36:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3099979 Already overwhelmed by search for thousands of missing in Derna following double dam collapse, officials scramble for medical care as 150 get diarrhea after drinking polluted water

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]]> Rivalries in divided Libya are set aside as country copes with flood disaster https://www.timesofisrael.com/rivalries-in-divided-libya-are-set-aside-as-country-copes-with-flood-disaster/ Sun, 17 Sep 2023 03:46:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3098241 Catastrophic flooding that killed as many as 11,300 stokes solidarity in nation riven by division since 2011 revolution

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