Libya's power threatens Italy: I'll block every ship approaching our shores.

Libyan National Army head (LNA) has pledged to prevent any Italian ship approaching Libya waters without permission.

On Wednesday, the neighbouring Italy parliament adopted a plan to send ships to Libya to stop immigrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea.

Italy is the main entry gate of migrants making the dangerous journey from Libya.

But the commander has ordered naval bases in four Libyan cities to block Italian ships.

He said he would prevent “any ship entering national waters without the permission of the army”, but did not determine whether he would be ready to use force.

Libya has been destroyed by civil war between the government, based on Commander Haftar and the UN-backed government in Tripoli.