Libya says its army has halted military operations against rebels in the town of Misrata. The Libyan Deputy Foreign Minister, Mr. Khaled Kaim, said troops had not withdrawn from the town but were giving local tribal leaders an opportunity to negotiate with the rebels. Despite his statement, there were reports of rocket explosions and automatic gunfire in Misrata early today. NATO warplanes bombed several military and civilian targets in Tripoli last night resulting in casualties. Report says, three loud explosions were heard near the Women's Military Academy in downtown Tripoli after NATO fighter jets flew over the capital. The NATO airstrike also targeted cities of al-Khums and Sirte, destroying water-supply and sewage systems. Earlier NATO said a U.S. unmanned Predator drone hit a rocket launcher of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces in the western city of Misrata.