Jane Araf

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.

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.

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.

So, A, we landed just within Israel's buffer zone in Gaza, not far from the city of Daraballah. And it was a very rare glimpse of Gaza, even that limited view, because Gaza journalists have been reporting from there at great risk from the start. But Israel, for the most part, bans foreign organizations, news organizations from Gaza.

So, A, we landed just within Israel's buffer zone in Gaza, not far from the city of Daraballah. And it was a very rare glimpse of Gaza, even that limited view, because Gaza journalists have been reporting from there at great risk from the start. But Israel, for the most part, bans foreign organizations, news organizations from Gaza.

So, A, we landed just within Israel's buffer zone in Gaza, not far from the city of Daraballah. And it was a very rare glimpse of Gaza, even that limited view, because Gaza journalists have been reporting from there at great risk from the start. But Israel, for the most part, bans foreign organizations, news organizations from Gaza.

It was really surreal because you don't see anything living in that part of it, Deir el-Bawah, which has been heavily hit. I mean, really, from what we were seeing, it was just rubble. And it's important to note that Israel prevented us, according to the Jordanian authorities, from taking photographs on the ground of what we were seeing.