The commander of the self-proclaimed Libyan National Army (LNA), General Khalifa Haftar, "fell ill during scheduled visits" in some countries and was "admitted to a hospital in Paris to undergo checks". This was reported by the spokesperson of the LNA on the Twitter profile, clarifying the mystery that has been hiding for some days over the fate of Haftar, whose death has also been announced. “During a program of scheduled visits to numerous countries, Marshal Haftar felt ill and went to a hospital in Paris for normal examinations”, reads the message. Haftar "will return to Libya in the next few days to continue the fight against terrorism", concludes the spokesman. The message confirms what was declared late yesterday by the press office of the LNA which denied the rumors about the alleged death of Haftar. Regarding the news of the alleged death of Libyan general Haftar yesterday, April 13, in Paris, the Twitter account of UNSMIL (United Nations Support Mission in Libya) announces that the United Nations envoy to Libya "Ghassan Salame ' and Field Marshal Kahlifa Haftar communicated today by telephone and discussed the general situation in Libya and the latest political developments in the country ”. This is a further denial of the rumors circulated yesterday evening regarding the death of the Libyan general. Contacted by “Agenzia Nova”, a spokesman for Haftar, Mohamed Ghoneim, said he had “just spoken on the phone” with the Libyan general. Libyan diplomatic sources had previously reported to the Tripoli press, in particular the Libya websites “Libya Observer” and “Libya Herald”, usually well informed, that Haftar would die in Paris. Even the Russian news agency "Sputnik", which cited unspecified sources from Tripoli, had announced the death of the Libyan "field marshal". The Egyptian deputy Mustafa Bakry, who yesterday afternoon announced the death of "the martyr Haftar", later retracted his statement explaining that "thank God the news was wrong" and that the general "is in excellent health" . For days, between denials and half confirmations, the rumor has been circulating about an alleged stroke that would have forced Haftar to be admitted to a hospital in Paris.
