the scent of the morning

... Amid the ongoing ceasefire negotiations in the Israel-Hamas war, there's a lot of uncertainty around the post-conflict political future of the Middle East.

.. On campuses across Canada and the U.S. it’s been a tough balancing act between protecting free speech and countering hateful speech. While many anti-war demonstrations have been peaceful,

. . In the Middle East, there are reports that talks have intensified toward a ceasefire deal in Gaza and a release of Israeli hostages.

,,,. Student protests in support of Palestinians have spread to universities across Europe and Australia. In Paris, police forcibly removed student activists who had occupied the prestigious Sciences Po university in protest against Israel's conduct in its war against Hamas in Gaza.

.. The biggest pro-Palestinian encampment on a Canadian post-secondary campus is at McGill University, which is now being met by a counter-protest from pro-Israeli demonstrators.

.. Eyewitness video captured the chaos on campus as a firework was thrown towards a protest encampment.

. . . A growing number of American post-secondary institutions are struggling to maintain order of their campuses, where pro-Palestinian protesters are refusing to budge.

.. As day turned into night and Tuesday quickly approached, most of the students that spoke to CBS New York's Ali Bauman said they weren't going anywhere.

.. The amount of humanitarian aid going into Gaza will “scale up” in “the coming days,” according to Israel’s chief military spokesperson, Daniel Hagari.

. . The United Nations (UN) is calling for an urgent and independent investigation into mass graves found at two Gaza hospitals after Israeli forces withdrew.