the scent of the morning

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

.. 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.

..More than half of the Gaza Strip's population has sought refuge in Rafah, where Israel is conducting near-daily raids as it prepares for a full-scale ground invasion.

.. Editor’s note: There is a typo in the name ‘Chief Stan Bird.’ We regret the error