NEW : American jets hit Tripoli late Monday and early Tuesday . NEW : A U.N. official warns of food , fuel shortages in Libya . Gadhafi and his regime ` ` have no food , '' the UN secretary - general says . The Security Council voted in March to authorize the use of force to protect Libyan civilians from Gadhafi 's regime . Misrata civilians and rebels believe government forces are indiscriminately shelling the city .
NEW : American jets hit Tripoli late Monday and early Tuesday . NEW : A U.N. official warns of food , fuel shortages in Libya . Gadhafi and his regime ` ` have no food , '' the UN secretary - general says . Misrata civilians and rebels believe government forces are indiscriminately shelling the city .