Onboard a flight delivering aid from Jordan to Gaza

As part of the effort to get more food and water into Gaza, the Jordanian Air Force is conducting air drops into the beleaguered territory. The World’s Shirin Jaafari travels along on one of the flights to see what the logistics are like and what the air force thinks about delivering aid.

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