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Published: Sunday, May 25, 2008 | 8:07 AM ET" q, f6 K" S9 n1 Z3 {. B4 g* B; ~5 E$ g
Canadian Press: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS2 s" K t6 h/ ^5 d J% c8 i
JERUSALEM - Israel is sending disaster relief to China.7 m/ s2 Q' Y$ X
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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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, W4 ]' ~: E( L) V# CMekel estimated the shipment was worth US$1.5 million and said it was due to arrive in China later today.' d) ^- M2 J! c
: ], P5 T3 v8 bAccording 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."# e: z0 B4 M" b! d- w0 y- L' g
4 r) }7 m" K: \: z# T H! tThe earthquake has left at least 62,664 people dead and an estimated five million homeless., [- i, `5 [1 S3 f/ Z u T
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