Sources close to the militias of the Libyan general Khalifa Haftar engaged in the siege of the eastern city of Derna declared to have accepted to open the street of Matrouba, allowing the entry of aid and the exit of civilians under certain conditions. Second as reported by the information website "Libya Obeserver", this will allow the entry of gas bottles, food and medicines in the besieged city. Furthermore, it was decided that the seriously ill, the off-campus students and the pilgrims who intend to go to Mecca for Hajj will be able to leave From this road, located on the eastern outskirts of Derna, but only during the daytime hours. The Presidency Council of Government of National Accord (Gna) based in Tripoli e the United Nations Office for Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha) invited the LNA to remove the siege from eastern city of Derna and to open the humanitarian corridors. According to a statement released by the UN mission in Libya Unsmil, the situation in Derna has a negative impact on the health and well-being of the population and, if prolonged, would lead to a serious crisis humanitarian. The offensive on Derna was launched by Haftar After the liberation of Benghazi. At the moment the city is controlled by the Shura dei Mujaeddin Council of Derna and a group of allied Islamic militias who have been fighting together for three years for the defense of the city. For several months, Haftar's forces have effectively besieged the city by positioning themselves in different points around it in an attempt to squeeze it in a vise and implement an embargo that effectively prevents the arrival of weapons and other support to the Islamic militias. Recently, the Libyan MP Intisar Shanib had raised the hypothesis that
the council of the shura of the mujahideen of Derna could disband and join the Libyan army. This eventuality, however, seems to vanish with the continuation of the clashes.
