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Published: Sunday, May 25, 2008 | 8:07 AM ET* ~' }) a: e4 t" h/ G
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JERUSALEM - Israel is sending disaster relief to China.1 ]9 r* C/ S; _" ]( M0 q
* J4 h: z- z' {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.' U& n/ T/ i5 H7 P: {
9 S) ^5 T2 p* K% T& v" WMekel estimated the shipment was worth US$1.5 million and said it was due to arrive in China later today.
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According to Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, "This is the minimum that the State of Israel can do in order to express the friendship between Israel and the Chinese people."- |* p. r: P# O8 q* m/ y
5 w* F* W0 { B% I# Q$ E0 FThe earthquake has left at least 62,664 people dead and an estimated five million homeless.
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