Mitiga International Airport in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, announced the reopening of air navigation there, less than a day after the forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar threatened to destroy any aircraft that used the airport.
The President of the Presidential Council, Fayez al-Sarraj, and the head of the Supreme Council of the State, Khaled al-Mashri, have agreed to resume air navigation at the airport, on which citizens depend for mobility and basic needs.
The government also referred to "mandating the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to make the necessary contacts with the Security Council and the countries of the Berlin Process to place it before its responsibilities towards the declared threats."
It demanded that "the source of the threats be held responsible for the legal and moral responsibility for his actions."
This came hours after Ahmed Al-Mismari, a spokesman for retired Major General Khalifa Hifter, threatened to target any plane that landed or was taking off from the airport.
Al-Sarraj and Al-Mashri held the issuers of these threats, the United Nations Support Mission, the Security Council and all relevant international organizations responsible for any risks or accidents resulting from the reopening of Maitika airport.
The air navigation was suspended at Maitika International Airport, the only airport operating in the capital, yesterday evening, Wednesday, after it was subjected to a missile strike that closed it for hours, before the flights resumed.
The Maitika airport was the target of several air and missile strikes attributed to Haftar's forces.
This event comes as the cease-fire brokered by Moscow and Ankara and which entered into force on January 12 remains steadfast, despite the two sides accusing him of violating him by launching limited attacks.