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Published: Sunday, May 25, 2008 | 8:07 AM ET# |& ]8 Q7 J6 |/ F: G/ a' O* K% H
Canadian Press: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
9 e+ V+ y7 P6 m/ KJERUSALEM - Israel is sending disaster relief to China.
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3 \" m9 h0 a2 K$ G2 WForeign 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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Mekel estimated the shipment was worth US$1.5 million and said it was due to arrive in China later today./ g+ t4 M/ [0 e' ]
2 m0 E* D1 X% j7 }7 wAccording to Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, "This is the minimum that the State of Israel can do in order to express the friendship between Israel and the Chinese people."- v8 }$ Z9 u+ |
$ I9 I( e h7 M, xThe earthquake has left at least 62,664 people dead and an estimated five million homeless.
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