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Published: Sunday, May 25, 2008 | 8:07 AM ET
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# {/ h1 u- h6 Y8 t6 {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.6 M# y8 G7 m* ?2 U
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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. a; k. X4 G4 \ b! R2 U" f5 A
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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."4 L4 H& n |+ @0 R. U
q6 W! V; o5 \/ O+ w( L7 WThe earthquake has left at least 62,664 people dead and an estimated five million homeless.
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