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Published: Sunday, May 25, 2008 | 8:07 AM ET! E! R% r$ `/ Z7 m
Canadian Press: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
2 M6 f+ e2 o0 @8 N* j0 bJERUSALEM - 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.1 x! v; ]" h6 b: ^
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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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0 ]; S. Y9 e1 y9 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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The earthquake has left at least 62,664 people dead and an estimated five million homeless.5 {! m( B5 A. m' }
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