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Published: Sunday, May 25, 2008 | 8:07 AM ET7 w: E8 P4 H5 Z7 Q; ^# `8 N6 C$ k
Canadian Press: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
[4 D( J( y. p* QJERUSALEM - Israel is sending disaster relief to China.
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0 A; N. W9 d( w+ i( g8 oForeign 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./ ~' j; o3 g3 [" H. e& Z
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Mekel estimated the shipment was worth US$1.5 million and said it was due to arrive in China later today.
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& G _3 o9 t6 D' B2 AAccording to Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, "This is the minimum that the State of Israel can do in order to express the friendship between Israel and the Chinese people."9 L% d; [1 ?$ w" J
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The earthquake has left at least 62,664 people dead and an estimated five million homeless.8 K; x; N) b1 t6 ]9 n% H
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