- The Libyan National Army (LNA) captured more areas around Zatarna village;
- Pro-LNA media claimed that the LNA shot down a Turkish UAV over the Ain Zarah area;
- Italian Defense Minister Roberta Pinotti received the Libyan Ambassador to Italy Omer Al-Tarhuni to discuss relations between the two countries in Rome on July 18.
The Libyan Ambassador of the GNA or LNA government, is not clear.