Tehran, Iran – It’s 2021, in Konya, Turkey, at the fifth edition of the Islamic Solidarity Games. Farzaneh Fasihi’s heart races as she bends into position at the start line, the lingering effects of a COVID-19 infection still wearing her down. Her chest is tight, but she’s determined to compete. The starter’s gun goes off, and she lunges forward as swiftly as she can, her legs churning faster...

At least six Palestinians have been killed in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah, according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS), and several homes have been destroyed as Israeli forces pushed deeper into the city and pressed further into Shujayea in northern Gaza. Israeli tanks, which re-entered Shujayea four days ago, fired shells towards several houses, leaving families trapped inside and unable to leave, residents said. The United...