The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that 74 migrants were intercepted off the coast of Libya last week. “From 11 to 17 February 2024, 74 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya.,” IOM said in a statement.
In addition, a group of 27 illegal migrants were intercepted and stopped by the Libyan authorities in a deserted area south of the Jabal al Akhdar, in the eastern part of the country.
This was announced by Libya’s east branch of the Department to Combat Illegal Migration (DCIM), explaining that the 27 migrants arrested were of different nationalities. Among them, 10 Egyptians suffering from hepatitis were repatriated.
The number of migrants in Libya increased slightly compared to the previous round of data collection (from 697,532 migrants, round 49 to 706,369 migrants, round 50), IOM has said in a statement.
