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Published: Sunday, May 25, 2008 | 8:07 AM ET' S7 }& G7 C4 ?* O: K
Canadian Press: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
& ^1 ]" i& I ~ `- }JERUSALEM - Israel is sending disaster relief to China. s( m" [. m) S3 h; v& T9 Z
& M# P3 }9 A+ ^8 ?9 ZForeign 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.) R9 n0 c B* o! f1 c8 p
. h2 W) @8 ~9 Y0 _" WMekel estimated the shipment was worth US$1.5 million and said it was due to arrive in China later today.
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According to Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, "This is the minimum that the State of Israel can do in order to express the friendship between Israel and the Chinese people."
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' U* V% b$ P3 q) IThe earthquake has left at least 62,664 people dead and an estimated five million homeless.
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