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Published: Sunday, May 25, 2008 | 8:07 AM ET. O. ]4 \0 p& @1 I/ \0 I4 L0 O
Canadian Press: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS7 x. R$ i# ~6 Y9 K0 s6 K8 b
JERUSALEM - Israel is sending disaster relief to China.5 ~$ J [- ~" F
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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.' F: L. ~3 c. Q J* y
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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. p! n" L B. }9 o
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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."
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The earthquake has left at least 62,664 people dead and an estimated five million homeless.
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