they are sending ten surveillance shipso tharea. that's twice the usual numr. >>> chinese leaders are trying to may a role in the middle east peace process. xi jinping met with benjamin netanyahu. he talked about their ties with abbas. he said israel should stop settlements. netanyahu replied that israel also wants peace. he said he hopes communication with china will remain open. >>> the elder brother of a chinese activist says he was assaulted by two men on thursday in a string of attacks against his relatives. he's now in the united states. u.s. officials are concerned about the reported harassment against his family. he escaped house arrest in the chinese province in april last year. his elder brother lives there. he said since the departure his relatives have been harassed by government authorities. he said it's intensified since mid-april. >> translator: the government's harassment against me has not stopped but escalated. >> officials expressed concerns over the lastest report of harassme harassment. >> we ask you to treat th