Diary

ISTANBUL (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu’s English Desk plans to cover on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023 (coverage may change depending on developing/ breaking stories):

PALESTINE

GAZA CITY – Following developments in the Gaza Strip as Palestinian death toll from Israeli attacks has climbed to at least 11,078, including 4,506 children, and 3,027 women, while more than 27,490 people were injured.

GAZA CITY – Following Israel’s military ground operation in the Gaza Strip amid international calls for a cease-fire. At least 39 Israeli soldiers were killed in 10 days during the ground operation.

LEBANON

BEIRUT – Following field developments on the southern border as attacks continue between the Israeli army on one side, and Palestinian factions and Hezbollah on the other since Oct. 8.

SAUDI ARABIA

RIYADH – Saudi capital Riyadh to hold two extraordinary Arab League and Organization of Islamic Cooperation summits. Both summits will discuss the current situation in Gaza and the unprecedented Israeli attacks on the Palestinian people. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is among the leaders who will attend the summits.

UK

LONDON – Tens of thousands of people are expected to march from Hyde Park to the US Embassy in solidarity with Palestinians, calling for an urgent cease-fire in Gaza.

SPECIAL REPORT

Displaced children in Gaza use schools for shelter, not learning

By Nour Abu Aisha

GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) - Luay Qasim, a 12-year-old Palestinian boy, comes out of a classroom at a UN school in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, wearing tattered clothes, carrying an empty plastic bottle attempting to fill it with potable water.

Luay is supposed to be in class, following his teachers. But he has now become a displaced person residing in the school. His primary concern is assisting his family to secure water and food.

The displacement is accompanied by severe living conditions of Palestinian families who have left their homes, carrying only basic necessities. They are facing the effects of a destructive war launched by the Israeli army on the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, when the Palestinian group Hamas conducted a surprise attack against Israel.

With the onset of the war, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) opened several of its schools and related buildings to serve as shelters for displaced persons from areas targeted by Israeli military.

SPECIAL REPORT

'I know I cannot beat this monster': Dementia caregiver

By Magda Panoutsopoulou

ATHENS (AA) - Dementia is described as a general term for loss of memory, language, problem-solving and other thinking abilities that is severe enough to interfere with daily life.

Alzheimer's is the most common cause of dementia, according to the Alzheimer's Association.

It is a slow death, and like many say, it is a disease that steals the mind.

In Greece, there are around 200,000 patients suffering from dementia and 280,000 from a mild mental disorder that is a precursor. About 400,000 caregivers are dealing with patients suffering from dementia, according to the Athens Alzheimer’s Association.