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Published: Sunday, May 25, 2008 | 8:07 AM ET+ Y) m H& G: \/ [$ [
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JERUSALEM - Israel is sending disaster relief to China.
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# C. [6 N1 @: P/ GForeign 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 R( }" s" z. c1 H4 V5 d2 X
& d: i2 [! e1 e, ?8 wMekel estimated the shipment was worth US$1.5 million and said it was due to arrive in China later today.
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( D: @- ]; D$ \% DAccording 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."
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The earthquake has left at least 62,664 people dead and an estimated five million homeless.- D5 o( }5 B+ E% j2 R
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