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Published: Sunday, May 25, 2008 | 8:07 AM ET! n1 c( `' H* _
Canadian Press: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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( G; U2 D) \$ s" N9 H$ \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.* u: c9 F1 H [) G; a! {
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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.7 D- L4 X; @; j/ ~1 q7 i
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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."
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The earthquake has left at least 62,664 people dead and an estimated five million homeless.
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