The Islamist-dominated former GNC met in Tripoli and elected Omar al Hasi as its leader; the Parliament, meeting in Tobruk, denounced the GNC’s election of a new prime minister as invalid. The Parliament refuted reports that it had ordered the Zintani forces to withdraw from Tripoli; Zintani forces claimed that Misratan militias seized the Tripoli airport and other areas of the city after reneging on a ceasefire deal. A private pro-government TV station in Tripoli was attacked, presumably by Islamist forces, for the fourth time. The Islamist operation Libya Dawn accused Egypt and the United Arab Emirates of carrying out airstrikes against Islamist positions in Tripoli. Representatives from Egypt, Chad, Tunisia, Algeria, and Sudan met for the fourth time in Cairo to address the turmoil in Libya.
