The heat in Gaza has set off a domino effect, intensifying hardships for its 2 million residents. Aid groups have long warned that reduced water availability, crippled sanitation networks, and shrinking living spaces threaten to cause illnesses to cascade through communities.

In March, Gabe Perreault made the ultimate jump into his dream reality. Months later, he is using the offseason to get back to that same place.

The U.N.’s atomic watchdog and other experts say radiological contamination is likely inside a key uranium enrichment site at Natanz that was badly damaged by Israel and then hit by U.S. strikes early Sunday.