Italy's interior ministry has ordered regional prefects to find emergency housing for an influx of boat migrants, sparking criticism Tuesday over the government's handling of a crisis that looks set to intensify.

A surge in attempted illegal crossings from the coast of north Africa saw nearly 8,500 migrants rescued between Friday and Monday, reigniting a debate in Italy over whether or not the country has a duty to house all new arrivals.

Libya's rival parliaments are to resume U.N.-brokered talks in Morocco on Thursday on forging a united administration for the divided and violence-wracked country, a diplomatic source told AFP.

That is a day later than planned by the United Nations and comes despite a statement adopted unanimously by the Security Council late on Monday saying that it awaited the resumption of the talks "with impatience".

South Korea's foreign ministry said Tuesday that it has pulled its diplomats out of Tripoli following a deadly attack claimed by the Islamic State group on its embassy compound.

Amid growing concerns over security in Libya, South Korea has allowed its diplomats to rotate between Tripoli and Tunis every two weeks since July last year.

The United Nations Security Council pressed Libya's warring factions to urgently form a unity government and threatened sanctions against those behind spiraling violence.

In a declaration adopted by consensus, the 15 council members urged the parties taking part in peace talks to "agree on arrangements on the formation of a national unity government to end Libya's political, security and institutional crisis."

Libya's U.N. envoy on Monday urged fighters in the conflict-torn North African country to back efforts for a political solution, at the start of new peace talks hosted by Algeria.

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said the Algeria talks would be attended by political party leaders and activists.

Tunisia's coastguard and navy Monday rescued almost 180 African migrants from two boats which broke down as they headed from Libya to Italy, the Red Crescent and an AFP correspondent said.

The Red Crescent said the migrants -- 94 on one boat and 84 on the other -- sent out a distress call from off the coast of southeast Tunisia as they headed for the Italian island of Lampedusa.

King Abdullah II on Monday pledged Jordan's support for efforts by Libya to confront "terrorist organizations", in talks with Libyan army chief Khalifa Haftar.

Abdullah discussed the Libyan conflict with Haftar and ways of addressing "efforts to counter terrorism and terrorist gangs", the palace said in a statement.

The Italian coastguard said Monday it recovered nine bodies after a boat carrying more than 150 migrants sank off Libya during a surge of attempted illegal immigration to Europe that saw almost 6,000 other migrants rescued.

Rescuers managed to save 144 of the migrants from the capsized vessel and were still searching for others some 80 miles (150 kilometers) off the Libyan coast.

European powers and the United States pressed Libya's rival factions Sunday to set an "unconditional" ceasefire at talks on forming a unity government to halt the country's conflict.

The Islamist-backed Fajr Libya militia alliance seized Tripoli in August and installed a government and a parliament opposed to the elected legislature and the country's internationally-recognized government, both of which have taken refuge in the country's far east.

Authorities in the Libyan capital vowed Monday to boost security after twin attacks on foreign embassies but warned that a lack of international recognition was hindering their fight against jihadists.

The appeal came as political party leaders and activists gathered in the Algerian capital for a new round of U.N.-mediated peace talks aimed at reaching an accord to end the chaos and violence at home.