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Arab and Muslim voters moved away from the Democratic Party this year in ways that led some community leaders to warn of a lasting shift from a voting bloc that has been reliably Democratic for two decades since it abandoned the GOP, NBC News reports.

Some 93 people were killed, another 40 people were missing and dozens injured, according to the Gaza government media office.

Nearly a dozen healthcare workers in North Texas are joining ranks with others across the country, detailing their medical missions in Gaza and calling on President Biden to impose an arms embargo and ceasefire.

This week, a group of healthcare workers from across the country published an open letter documenting their experiences of medical missions in Gaza in hoped of getting the attention of the White House. NBC 5’s Tahera Rahman reports on their message and why some in Dallas-Fort Worth joined the ranks.

The heads of the British and American foreign intelligence agencies say Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Russia is a significant achievement that could change the narrative of the grinding war. Richard Moore, the head of MI6, said Kyiv’s surprise move in August to seize territory in Russia’s Kursk region was “typically audacious and bold on the part of the Ukrainians.” He...

Gaza’s Health Ministry says it has begun a three-day campaign to inoculate children in Gaza against polio and prevent the spread of the virus.

Tensions have soared following nearly 10 months of war in Gaza and the killing of two senior militants in separate strikes in Lebanon and Iran last week.

This is far from the first time the rival groups have signed reconciliation pacts, only to return to hostilities due to persistent disagreements.

Planned as a temporary fix to get aid to starving Palestinians, the project was panned from the start by aid groups that condemned it as a waste of time and money.

Twelve-year-old Adam and his mother arrived at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport on Friday to cheers, applause, and chants from dozens of people.

Community members gathered at DFW Airport to welcome a mother and son who flew all the way from Gaza to Dallas for treatment. The 9-year-old is being fitted with a prosthetic leg with help from Heal Palestine.

Israeli forces shelled tent camps for displaced Palestinians outside Gaza’s southern city of Rafah on Friday, killing at least 25 people and wounding another 50, according to the territory’s health officials and emergency workers.

Hundreds of students at the University of Chicago graduated with their diplomas in hand on Saturday, but that wasn’t the case for four students who are involved in ongoing disciplinary proceedings stemming from a pro-Palestinian protest on campus.

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Over the past few weeks, some 900,000 people have fled northern Gaza and the southern city of Rafah. Some North Texas doctors and nurses have returned to share their experiences of what it was like treating patients on the ground.

Some North Texas doctors and nurses returned from Gaza to share their experiences of what it was like treating patients on the ground.

A North Texas doctor is supposed to be home with his wife and children. Instead, he’s stuck in Gaza, along with at least 20 other American healthcare workers. That’s after Israel seized the Rafah crossing, the only remaining way in or out. NBC 5’s Tahera Rahman spoke with the doctor and his family about the urgent situation.

A North Texas physician is stuck in Gaza along with at least 20 other American healthcare workers after Israel seized the Rafah crossing — the only remaining way in and out of the Gaza Strip, through its border with Egypt.

Dozens of pro-Palestinian protestors were arrested in Austin after refusing police orders to break up a makeshift encampment at the University of Texas. NBC 5’s Meredith Yeomans reports that those protestors remain behind bars, and people have gathered at the Travis County Jail to demand release.

As many cram for finals, more than 100 University of Texas at Dallas students instead spent the day lining the front hall of the university’s administration building, hoping to make their voices heard.