Retired Libyan Major General Khalifa Haftar renewed his threats to wage war for what he described as "the liberation of the country."
On Monday, Libyan media quoted him as saying that "if peaceful efforts fail to expel foreign forces from Libya, we will fight a decisive battle to liberate the country."
"We will move in line with the will of the Libyan people, after all previous tracks brought us to a dead end and disappointing results .
Haftar said during his visit to the Al-Jufra region.
He added, "Today, we are close to taking the decisive decision with a pure popular will to determine the path towards restoring the state."
Haftar's new threats come in conjunction with the tense relationship between Egypt and the National Unity Government in Tripoli, led by Abdel Hamid al-Dabaiba, against the background of the latter's signing of a memorandum of understanding with Turkey regarding oil and gas exploration in the eastern Mediterranean.
Two weeks ago, the Egyptian intelligence chief and Sisi's man, Abbas Kamel, visited Benghazi and met Haftar
Haftar met in Al-Jufra a number of notables and sheikhs of Hun, Wadan and Soukna, a day after he inspected the works that are supervised by an emergency room and the organization of the city of Benghazi, which was formed by the Prime Minister-designate of the House of Representatives headed by Fathi Bashagha.
In his speech, Haftar indicated that "time is not in the interest of parties seeking to manage the crisis without solving it with the aim of prolonging its life with flimsy pretexts and suspicious initiatives," considering that the Libyan scene is "witnessing a growing popular movement to bring about radical change."