"It is a mindset," says Prof Gupta.

The Israeli military has not commented on the incident, but it did say it had struck "dozens of terror targets" throughout Gaza over the past day.Local medics and rescuers said at least 44 people were killed across the territory on Thursday, including 23 at the central Bureij refugee camp.

It comes a day after the UN's World Food programme (WFP) said at least two people were shot dead as what it described as "hordes of hungry people" broke into its warehouse in the central town of Deir al-Balah in search of food after 11 weeks of a total Israeli blockade. It was not clear who opened fire.Almost 50 people were also reportedly shot and injured when thousands overran a new aid distribution centre run by the US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) in the southern city of Rafah on Tuesday, according to a senior UN official in Gaza. The Israeli military said troops fired warning shots into the air but not at the crowds.On Thursday, interior ministry police officers armed with Kalashnikov-style rifles and handguns went to a market near Gaza City's central al-Saraya junction, which houses a number of small stalls selling canned food and vegetables.

Videos circulating on social media, too graphic to share, show bodies, blood, and scattered remains lying on the ground following what the ministry said was an Israeli attack."Israeli occupation aircraft targeted a number of police officers... while they were performing their duty in confronting a group of looters earlier today, leading to the martyrdom of several officers and civilians in yet another massacre," a statement said.

The BBC requested comment from the Israeli military. It did not address the incident directly in its reply, saying that it was not provided with the "relevant coordinates and the specific time". It added that the IDF "follows international law and takes precautions to mitigate civilian harm".

There has been increased lawlessness in Gaza since Israel began targeting the Gaza interior ministry's police officers last year, citing their role in Hamas governance.Mr Bowhay, who developed cataracts in both eyes at the age of four, has limited vision in just one eye.

He says moving out of home after university feels "unviable" due to a lack of public transport.He said: "I attend a lot of hospital appointments at Southampton, and getting there independently is pretty impossible."

During his trip, he said only three of the 26 buses had audio announcements, and one had visual announcements.He said: "I had to spend a fair amount of time sort of looking out the window and trying to work out, actually, where I am, where I need to get off."