Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Aug. 20

JERUSALEM -- The bodies of six Israeli hostages were recovered during an overnight operation in the Khan Younis area of Gaza, Israeli officials said on Tuesday.

In a joint statement, the Israel Defense Forces and the Shin Bet, Israel's domestic security agency, identified the victims as Yagev Buchshtab, Alexander Dancyg, Avraham Munder, Yoram Metzger, Nadav Popplewell, and Haim Perry, and said their families hav