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Published: Sunday, May 25, 2008 | 8:07 AM ET4 \9 g# L9 `; m+ A
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JERUSALEM - Israel is sending disaster relief to China.( b! O7 N' B3 z! C: K) T: s8 W
% x" ~* k _8 h: q, k$ _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.: D$ P- Y9 c$ V% e. _) _
) F6 Q' l# n5 O" C3 n3 P0 TMekel estimated the shipment was worth US$1.5 million and said it was due to arrive in China later today.
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According to Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, "This is the minimum that the State of Israel can do in order to express the friendship between Israel and the Chinese people."0 {. ~( U: t3 y" |, j; n; U) h6 V
% [( U" t) b$ P3 AThe earthquake has left at least 62,664 people dead and an estimated five million homeless.- c: S8 k o% [3 U6 D7 [
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