NPR traveled with Jordan's military on a recent helicopter flight delivering aid to the Gaza Strip, part of a test program since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect last month.

For many years Jordan has provided stability on Israel's eastern border - stability that would vanish overnight if war broke out. Relations between the two states have been cool in any case.

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