Will airdrops of food help people of Gaza on the brink of famine? That’s the case the Biden administration is making to the public as Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz visited Washington this week. Meanwhile, as Israel blocks aid, Palestinians are being forced to take extreme measures to avoid starvation.

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Ali Harb (@Harbpeace), Al Jazeera Senior Producer
Omar Abdel-Mannan (@Dr_Omar_AM), Pediatric Neurologist & Co-Founder, Health Workers 4 Palestine (@HealthWorkers4Pal)

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This episode was produced by Miranda Lin and Sarí el-Khalili with our host Malika Bilal. Ashish Malhotra and Zaina Badr fact-checked this episode.

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