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Published: Sunday, May 25, 2008 | 8:07 AM ET' ~6 a8 n- d' P( z
Canadian Press: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
7 W5 |( t/ q( I: Q6 QJERUSALEM - Israel is sending disaster relief to China.
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4 d4 T) ?. t7 WForeign Ministry spokesman Arye Mekel says a plane is on the way to southern China carrying clothing, medical supplies, generators and tents for victims of the May 12 earthquake.! ]8 \6 ?( {9 N+ g; u2 G2 Q2 R8 n
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Mekel estimated the shipment was worth US$1.5 million and said it was due to arrive in China later today.$ W- U% r4 _, _* W! i/ c. s6 C
; O+ h' H6 W* z- j9 \According to Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, "This is the minimum that the State of Israel can do in order to express the friendship between Israel and the Chinese people.") G2 ^/ \; t- ]0 ^
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The earthquake has left at least 62,664 people dead and an estimated five million homeless.* P' D- `$ W7 X) I6 g' `
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