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Published: Sunday, May 25, 2008 | 8:07 AM ET. j$ n; _' k, i# @ }
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JERUSALEM - Israel is sending disaster relief to China.
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( j; v9 @& a, t5 \* |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.& _* J* j1 H: L; H- u6 C5 @
' a3 m4 `2 j( n) w$ h+ s6 DMekel estimated the shipment was worth US$1.5 million and said it was due to arrive in China later today., B/ T9 ]+ S) S) I
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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."5 }: O5 d8 R+ W; h) {
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The earthquake has left at least 62,664 people dead and an estimated five million homeless.
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