Hostage Families Hold On To Hope Two Years After October 7th Attacks

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🗓️ 7 October 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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It's been two years since since the October 7th Hamas terrorist attacks where more than two hundred and fifty Israelis were taken hostage and nearly twelve hundred were killed, triggering a horrific war between Israel and Hamas. Ilay David joins the rundown, whose brother is still being held by Hamas after being abducted at the Nova Music Festival on October 7th. The federal government shutdown continues. Both Democrats and Republicans in Congress are blaming each other as negotiations remain at a standstill. Louisiana Republican Senator John Kennedy joins the Rundown to discuss the federal shutdown, America's growing political divide, and his new book, How to Test Negative for Stupid. Plus, commentary from FOX News Digital columnist David Marcus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Charlie Hurt.
0:00.8	I'm Kaylee McEnany.
0:02.0	I'm Brian Kilmead, and this is the Fox News Rundown.
0:09.0	Tuesday, October 7th, 2025.
0:11.7	I'm Jessica Rosenthal.
0:13.2	It's been two years now since the worst attack on Jewish people since the Holocaust.
0:18.0	October 7th, 2023 in Israel, which prompted the war in Gaza.
0:22.7	He will do anything to survive, even if it means being victimized.
0:28.8	And I think that's what happening right now.
0:30.8	He's being victimized by his captives.
0:33.5	I'm Dave Anthony.
0:35.0	Much of the federal government remains shut down in a week-long stalemate over funding on Capitol Hill.
0:41.9	In Washington, D.C., normal is just a setting on the close dryer. And to explain to them why doesn't have to be that way if we just had a return to common sense. We speak with Republican Senator John Kennedy.
0:58.0	And I'm David Marcus. I've got the final word on the Fox News Rundown.
1:06.3	Two years ago today on one of the most joyous Jewish holidays of the year, Simchat Torah,
1:11.9	Israel was attacked. Hamas terrorists and others from the Gaza Strip streamed into Israel.
1:16.6	Nearly 1,200 people were murdered inside their communities and 250 taken hostage, dragged back into Gaza.
1:23.6	Much of all this horror show was filmed and put on social media, especially the hostage taking.
1:28.8	Fox News War correspondent Trey Yinks was there.
1:30.9	This is a worst case scenario for Israel, a nightmare situation for the military, because they have to be careful in how they strike Gaza now,
1:40.3	understanding that their own civilians are inside the Gaza Strip.
1:44.4	One other thing to note here, the words of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,
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