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Published: Sunday, May 25, 2008 | 8:07 AM ET" O8 [; A! O( W8 S! D+ D$ S7 u# U8 E0 w n
Canadian Press: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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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.' p+ h# n0 K4 Z7 F# n9 e
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Mekel estimated the shipment was worth US$1.5 million and said it was due to arrive in China later today.
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: G+ y0 w" d6 C. D$ `/ yAccording 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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0 u5 B- L3 }2 |; h. cThe earthquake has left at least 62,664 people dead and an estimated five million homeless.
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