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Published: Sunday, May 25, 2008 | 8:07 AM ET
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% w) ?, j$ l& m6 HJERUSALEM - Israel is sending disaster relief to China.& Q+ r+ L% V9 n! ^
8 h: f+ U, n$ ?" w+ h. B' D3 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.9 G- _0 n% W! _$ K
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Mekel estimated the shipment was worth US$1.5 million and said it was due to arrive in China later today.* H$ ^- r0 |! j. f: c+ ^
+ q6 I1 M; P# D) {According 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."& h6 `3 @8 ^/ M# C6 N
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The earthquake has left at least 62,664 people dead and an estimated five million homeless.
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