HAMILTON, Canada

Students in solidarity with Palestine are continuing their encampment for a third day at McGill University, one of Canada's leading institutions.

McGill University students on Saturday joined the wave of protests on campuses spreading across the US.

The university said in a statement on Monday that it is in talks with "lawyers retained by McGill students in the encampment, to discuss conditions in place to ensure safety as well as a timeline to remove the tents."

The students have expressed their intention to remain on campus "indefinitely," prompting McGill University's senior leadership team to convene and discuss the next steps in this matter, with updates expected soon.

Palestinian Youth Movement in Montreal shared updates on the encampment on its Telegram account, saying that "police presence is increasing on campus."

"Help the students protect the encampment! Let’s show that the people united will never be defeated," it wrote.

In February, McGill University students also held a hunger strike in support of Gaza.

Inspired by students at Columbia University in New York, who staged a sit-in on the campus lawn to protest financial investments in companies supporting war in Gaza, students around the world have followed suit.

In several countries including the US, Australia, France, and Egypt, thousands of students have organized demonstrations at their universities in solidarity with Palestine.