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Airdrops of aid, food, and supplies are expensive, inaccurate, inefficient, and usually only a last resort when the enemy has no other options left. So why would the US airlift aid to Gaza when the border is controlled by America's ally Israel?
guest: Jane ArafAn NPR reporter based in the Middle East.
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