The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said that civilians need to be protected Added that the security and stability of the Libyan people is the country’s supreme interest CAIRO: Egypt has called on all Libyan parties and national forces to avoid violent confrontation after bloody clashes in Tripoli left at least 32 people dead. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said that civilians need to be protected, adding that the security and stability of the Libyan people is the country’s supreme interest. Rival Libyan parties exchanged accusations after serious clashes broke out in the capital, Tripoli, sparking international and local condemnation. The Libyan Ministry of Health on Sunday said the fighting erupted late on Friday between armed groups, leaving at least 32 people dead and 159 injured. The clashes follow months of escalating tension between supporters of the government of Abdel Hamid Dabaiba and the parliament-backed government of Fathi Bashagha, whose administrations are vying for control of a country that has seen more than a decade of violence since the 2011 revolution that toppled Muammar Qaddafi. The Dabaiba government, set up in the capital as part of an UN-led peace process after the end of the last major battle of 2020, has so far prevented Bashagha from taking up his post there. Bashagha was appointed by the Libyan parliament earlier this year and is backed by the powerful military commander in the east, Khalifa Haftar. As the division in Libya deepens between two rival governments, there are fears of a new war breaking out in the country. The Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, called for dialogue, not the use of weapons. Aboul Gheit said on Twitter: “I am very concerned about the situation in Tripoli, and I ask everyone to assume their responsibilities. “I invite everyone to talk, not to use weapons.” Local media said that gunmen loyal to Bashagha withdrew after they were heading to the capital from the city of Misrata.