Deal or No Deal? October 7 Hostage Families Divided

Conversations with Coleman · Sep 1, 2025 · 1h 4m

It’s been nearly two years since October 7, when Hamas took over 250 people hostage. Since then, families of the captives have led a relentless campaign to bring them home, but they haven’t always agreed on how to get there.

As a new ceasefire deal is on the table, I speak with three voices from that struggle. One is Dalia Cusnir-Horn, who has one brother-in-law, Iair Horn, who was captured and then freed and another, Eitan Horn, who is still held in Gaza. Dalia has become a leading advocate for a negotiated release.

I also speak with Tzvika Mor and Talik Gvili, parents with a very different…