Pro-Gaddafi troops have launched a fresh attack on the rebel-held city of Misrata in western Libya.
A BBC correspondent in the city said there had been rocket attacks. A spokesman for the rebels said 12 of their fighters had been killed.
Misrata has suffered heavy shelling since the conflict began in February.
The rebels’ stronghold is in eastern Libya, while Col Muammar Gaddafi’s forces control most of the west, including the capital Tripoli.
“Gaddafi forces are shelling Misrata from three sides,” rebel spokesman Hassan al-Misrati told Reuters news agency from inside the town.
“He has sent thousands of troops from all sides and they are trying to enter the city.”
Misrata suffered intense bombardment until mid-May, when pro-Gaddafi forces were driven away from central parts of the port city.
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Pro-Gaddafi forces attack Misrata