Israel sends planeload of aid to China for earthquake relief

秋染红叶

Published: Sunday, May 25, 2008 | 8:07 AM ET
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  T4 m5 E/ s7 e( s+ C6 NJERUSALEM - Israel is sending disaster relief to China.
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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.
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" |4 L: b* E4 D' l$ [: m: V* ^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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0 w. q' x) F5 _. CAccording 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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& P, y5 ^* z5 O% B8 HThe earthquake has left at least 62,664 people dead and an estimated five million homeless.
© The Canadian Press, 2008

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