Fighting around Tripoli between Haftar-led forces and those aligned with the Tripoli-based government intensified as international calls for a humanitarian truce to allow Libyan authorities to enact measures to contain COVID-19 went unheeded. Crisis Group expert Claudia Gazzini says this week’s escalation did not substantially change the balance of power on the ground. With UN peacemaking efforts stalled, all signs seem to indicate that the battle for Tripoli will continue.