GAZA -- At least 46 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip on Friday, the Civil Defense said.

Mahmoud Basal, a spokesperson for the Civil Defense Authority, told Xinhua seven people were killed in an airstrike that targeted a tent housing displaced persons in the Al-Rimal neighborhood in western Gaza City. (Gaza Strip-Hamas-Israel)

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RAMALLAH -- Israeli settlers attacked several areas in the West Bank on Friday, causing injuries and damage, according to Palestinian sources and local residents.

In the east of Ramallah, two young men were injured by live bullets in a settler attack, according to activist Ayed Ghafri. (West Bank-Israel-Attack)

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BEIRUT -- Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem announced Friday that Hezbollah will not relinquish its weapons and is prepared to engage in war if necessary, in response to what it describes as ongoing Israeli aggression and occupation.

"We will not hand over our weapons while the aggression continues and the occupation remains," said Qassem, according to Lebanon's National News Agency. (Lebanon-Hezbollah-Disarmament)

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JERUSALEM -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Friday said in a statement that it had struck and killed a senior Hamas commander in the southern Gaza Strip.

According to the statement, Nasser Musa, who was targeted in Khan Younis last Saturday, was a senior member of the Rafah Brigade and served as the head of Hamas' military control department. (Israel-Hamas Commander-Killing) Enditem