Jane Araf

And by that, he means that creating an alternative Palestinian homeland here means that Jordan would essentially cease to exist as a country in many ways. The majority of its citizens are already descendants of Palestinian refugees. So this is something that Jordan doesn't believe it could or ever would agree to, no matter what the cost.

Well, the Jordanian foreign minister, Ayman al-Safadi, has quite clearly said that expulsion of Palestinians here would be a breach of its historic peace treaty with Israel and therefore seen as a declaration of war.

Well, the Jordanian foreign minister, Ayman al-Safadi, has quite clearly said that expulsion of Palestinians here would be a breach of its historic peace treaty with Israel and therefore seen as a declaration of war.

Well, the Jordanian foreign minister, Ayman al-Safadi, has quite clearly said that expulsion of Palestinians here would be a breach of its historic peace treaty with Israel and therefore seen as a declaration of war.

I asked Mosher, who's also a former senior official at the World Bank, about that. Here's what he said.

I asked Mosher, who's also a former senior official at the World Bank, about that. Here's what he said.

I asked Mosher, who's also a former senior official at the World Bank, about that. Here's what he said.

So he points out that Congress would be quite resistant to this because It's a friend. Many of Congress people are friends of Jordan. If the U.S. cut aid, would other countries step up? Well, there is one key friend, Saudi Arabia, and its rulers have made clear that they will not accept this plan. So in the end, that could be what stops it. NPR's Jane Araf in Amman, thank you. Thank you.

So he points out that Congress would be quite resistant to this because It's a friend. Many of Congress people are friends of Jordan. If the U.S. cut aid, would other countries step up? Well, there is one key friend, Saudi Arabia, and its rulers have made clear that they will not accept this plan. So in the end, that could be what stops it. NPR's Jane Araf in Amman, thank you. Thank you.

So he points out that Congress would be quite resistant to this because It's a friend. Many of Congress people are friends of Jordan. If the U.S. cut aid, would other countries step up? Well, there is one key friend, Saudi Arabia, and its rulers have made clear that they will not accept this plan. So in the end, that could be what stops it. NPR's Jane Araf in Amman, thank you. Thank you.

Well, those were part of multinational efforts that dropped aid from the air on pallets with parachutes. Some of them ended up in the sea, and there was always the danger of those heavy pallets landing on people. So these flights, 16 a day over 18 days, have actually landed in Gaza, although on the outskirts, which makes the aid much more targeted.

Well, those were part of multinational efforts that dropped aid from the air on pallets with parachutes. Some of them ended up in the sea, and there was always the danger of those heavy pallets landing on people. So these flights, 16 a day over 18 days, have actually landed in Gaza, although on the outskirts, which makes the aid much more targeted.

Well, those were part of multinational efforts that dropped aid from the air on pallets with parachutes. Some of them ended up in the sea, and there was always the danger of those heavy pallets landing on people. So these flights, 16 a day over 18 days, have actually landed in Gaza, although on the outskirts, which makes the aid much more targeted.

They were Blackhawk helicopters and they were loaded with cardboard boxes containing anesthesia drugs, antibiotics, and other medications. They also contain things like disposable diapers and infant formula. So the helicopters can carry only a fraction of the capacity of a truck, and they are much more expensive.

They were Blackhawk helicopters and they were loaded with cardboard boxes containing anesthesia drugs, antibiotics, and other medications. They also contain things like disposable diapers and infant formula. So the helicopters can carry only a fraction of the capacity of a truck, and they are much more expensive.

They were Blackhawk helicopters and they were loaded with cardboard boxes containing anesthesia drugs, antibiotics, and other medications. They also contain things like disposable diapers and infant formula. So the helicopters can carry only a fraction of the capacity of a truck, and they are much more expensive.

These airlifts are still subject to Israeli regulations, but Jordanian aid officials say they can get medicine into Gaza this way much more reliably and much faster.

These airlifts are still subject to Israeli regulations, but Jordanian aid officials say they can get medicine into Gaza this way much more reliably and much faster.

These airlifts are still subject to Israeli regulations, but Jordanian aid officials say they can get medicine into Gaza this way much more reliably and much faster.

Well, we took off from an air base about an hour from Amman and flew along the Dead Sea then into Israel. In Israel, you can see built up communities and green fields. And then it's a very stark difference when you cross over into Gaza. From the air, we could see skeletons of buildings hit by Israeli airstrikes and others in rubble. And in the distance, there was that Mediterranean coastline.