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Published: Sunday, May 25, 2008 | 8:07 AM ET2 J' _; y: u9 E' ?
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JERUSALEM - Israel is sending disaster relief to China.' `) k, u# A5 w# ]: A6 G; l6 o9 K3 D
. e% E1 z' d' V$ VForeign 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.2 O# W3 A z3 {, k: M
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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.
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1 [0 ?. M% Z4 ~# {& KAccording 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./ ]6 R4 C8 s* H9 A* S* z! u; {
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