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Published: Sunday, May 25, 2008 | 8:07 AM ET2 b) ^* r I! f; w3 `6 U; J( \
Canadian Press: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS% j5 m) ?4 m( P( c' N
JERUSALEM - Israel is sending disaster relief to China.
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Foreign 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.) n c& i0 d% V/ I, A) F
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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."- t6 w6 t2 f7 x) g
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The earthquake has left at least 62,664 people dead and an estimated five million homeless.2 u" E2 h; \. D9 x/ ~0 o
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