The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says it is pausing aid operations to improve its work. This comes after reports and witnesses emerged detailing violence and deaths at distribution centers. CBS News' Imtiaz Tyab reports.

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Palestinian death toll from the 20-month Israel-Hamas war passed 55,000, the Gaza Health Ministry said Wednesday, and hospitals said at least 21 people were killed while on their way to aid distribution sites.

GHF said its teams are halting distribution until further notice due to unsafe conditions for those seeking aid. GHF humanitarian aid centers Although GHF operates with backing from the United States and Israel,

At least 27 Palestinians were reported to have been killed on the morning of June 3 amid chaotic scenes at an aid distribution centre in the southern Gaza Strip. This follows a similar incident on June 1 when around 30 civilians were reportedly killed as people scrambled to get food supplies at an aid centre near Rafah in southern Gaza.

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which oversees a controversial, Israeli-backed aid- distribution program in the enclave, says at least eight Palestinians died in the attack.

Global Affairs Canada again called on Israel to allow the United Nations to resume humanitarian work in Gaza after days of shooting incidents at aid distribution sites.

The death toll from the 20-month Israel-Hamas war has surpassed 55,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry on Wednesday, as hospitals reported that at least 21 people were killed while heading to aid distribution sites.

This siege mentality may have undermined more proactive Israeli Jewish public support for a ceasefire and ‘day-after’ concessions when the conflict finally ends.

Hamas gunmen allegedly opened fire on Palestinians working for an Israel-U.S.-backed humanitarian aid distribution operation, killing five and injuring several others.

Experts warned earlier this year that Gaza is at risk of famine if Israel does not lift its blockade and stop the military campaign it renewed in March, when it shattered a ceasefire with Hamas. Israel has since ramped up its offensive, in what it says is meant to pressure Hamas to agree to a ceasefire more favorable to Israel’s terms.