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Published: Sunday, May 25, 2008 | 8:07 AM ET% E+ {4 s' S- Y' C* m
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JERUSALEM - Israel is sending disaster relief to China.
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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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3 P9 U: ^/ Q0 R& f9 x# e. l, C- lMekel estimated the shipment was worth US$1.5 million and said it was due to arrive in China later today./ y8 s7 e1 Y: L6 K: @
! ?' D) d8 V/ V4 LAccording 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.) g O q/ v' W& V" I
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