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Published: Sunday, May 25, 2008 | 8:07 AM ET
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" a% _, i5 d/ f( AForeign 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.
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Mekel estimated the shipment was worth US$1.5 million and said it was due to arrive in China later today.; s2 u2 I( U( ^4 U& h" Z. B
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According to Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, "This is the minimum that the State of Israel can do in order to express the friendship between Israel and the Chinese people."- n2 S$ b8 d$ N
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The earthquake has left at least 62,664 people dead and an estimated five million homeless.
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