Journalists gathered near the home of Nancy Guthrie after she went missing in Tucson, Ariz., in February.

Freed From Hamas, but Not CaptivityBack home in Israel, an ex-hostage fights for those left behind.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel visited the site of an Iranian strike in Rehovot, Israel, last month during the 12-day Israel-Iran war.

Members of the new Syrian government set up security checkpoints in Homs in February. Many Syrians are demanding more such controls.

A vigil at Columbus Circle on Sunday night after six hostages were found dead in Gaza, including Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who is pictured in the poster.

Clockwise from top left: Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Ori Danino, Almog Sarusi and Alexander Lobanov, in photos released by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum.

President Biden outlined a cease-fire proposal at the White House.

Children in Rafah, on the southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday. Food shortages in the enclave are dire.

Antony J. Blinken, the secretary of state, plans to visit Israel and the West Bank headquarters of the Palestinian Authority during a visit to the Middle East.

William J. Burns, the C.I.A. director, arrived in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday, his second visit to the country this month in pursuit of securing the release of more hostages from Gaza.

A display in Tel Aviv of photos of Israeli citizens held hostage in Gaza, 13 of whom have been freed on Friday.