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Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement on a multiphase ceasefire that commits them to end the war in Gaza, President Biden and Qatar's prime minister announced separately on Wednesday.

Two students and members of pro-Palestinian groups at UTD say the university found insufficient evidence that students arrested during a campus encampment in May violated university rules.

Hundreds gathered at Congregation Sheareth Israel in Dallas for a somber remembrance on the anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack.

The announcement comes as the death toll continues to rise in month 10 of the war in Gaza.

Nine students and recent graduates say they will not accept responsibility or punishment for allegedly breaking UTD rules while protesting the war in Gaza.

An anonymous column in The Mercury alleges students arrested at an encampment in May are facing a type of suspension and may have their degrees denied until December.

The 17-page complaint submitted by the student and nonprofit StandWithUs to the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights details a log of harassment dating back to 2021.

Arlington Mayor Jim Ross said he will meet with people who have called for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas militants.

Adelson wasted little time reaching out to the state’s business leaders since news of the deal broke, visiting Austin on Thursday to address the Texas Association of Business, the state’s largest business lobby.

Tens of thousands of demonstrators are expected to gather on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Tuesday to call for ongoing support for Israel and the hostages taken on Oct. 7.

Hundreds of Dallas Palestinians and supporters gathered at a park across from The Dallas Morning News offices Thursday to call for more nuanced Western media coverage of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, a militant group based in Gaza.

North Texans with loved ones in Israel and the Palestinian Territories have been anxiously trying to stay in touch with friends and family there.