Widow Becomes Fifth Victim of Forgotten 2023 Egypt Terror Attack

Good Morning, Israel · Sunday, November 1, 2026 · 7:28

Good Morning, Israel · Episode 35

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1. Widow Becomes Fifth Victim of Forgotten 2023 Egypt Terror Attack
2. IDF Demolishes Hebron Homes of Terrorists in Record Time
3. Intel Factory Explosion in Israel Causes $600 Million Loss
4. Israel Aerospace Industries Nears $900 Million Deal for Indian Air Force Tanker Jets
5. Israel Election Results Surprise US and Europe, Sparking Diplomatic Concern
6. Thousands Protest in Israeli Cities Demanding Immediate Arab-Jewish Government

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Maya

A widow has died three years after a terror attack in Egypt, and she's now counted as its fifth victim.

Daniel

It's an attack much of the world forgot, carried out just one day after October seventh.

Maya

This is Good Morning, Israel from baba News. It's Sunday, November first. I'm Maya.

Daniel

And I'm Daniel.

Maya

Let's start there. Who was Mor Shamli?

Daniel

She was the widow of Alon Shamli, one of the Israelis murdered in Alexandria, Egypt's big Mediterranean port city, on October eighth, twenty twenty-three.

Maya

The day after the massacre in southern Israel.

Daniel

Right. An Egyptian police officer opened fire on a group of Israeli tourists. He killed Alon Shamli, Amnon Bezalel and Hagai Efrat, along with their Egyptian tour guide, Sayed Kamel al Khawalqa.

Maya

A police officer. Someone who was supposed to be keeping people safe.

Daniel

That's what makes it so chilling. Mor Shamli's death came after more than three years of psychological anguish. That's why she's now considered the fifth victim of that attack.

Maya

Has anyone been held accountable?

Daniel

No. The shooter still hasn't been brought to trial.

Maya

More than three years on.

Daniel

Yes. And it sits against a wider backdrop. Diplomatic relations between Israel and Egypt have soured since then.

Maya

So for her family, there's grief, and still no justice.

Daniel

And a reminder that the toll of terror doesn't end on the day of the attack.

Maya

To Hebron now, a city in the West Bank, the area Israel calls Judea and Samaria.

Daniel

The I D F has demolished the homes of two terrorists who murdered two Israeli soldiers. And it did it in what's described as record time, one week.

Maya

Remind us of the attack.

Daniel

It happened at Judea Junction. Staff Sergeant Ron Yonatan Roytman and Sergeant Yuval Shai Svilem were killed.

Maya

Why does the speed matter?

Daniel

Demolitions are meant to deter. The faster they come, the tighter the link between the attack and the consequence for anyone planning the next one.

Maya

And that wasn't the only operation.

Daniel

No. Separately, the military destroyed three memorials built to honor terrorists. The I D F says it will keep up its counter-terrorism efforts in Judea and Samaria.

Maya

Now, the election. We've followed the count all week. Netanyahu's bloc on fifty-three, nobody at sixty-one. What's new is who else is watching.

Daniel

Washington and the European capitals. The inconclusive result of the vote for the twenty-sixth Knesset, Israel's parliament, has sparked real concern abroad about regional stability.

Maya

And President Trump has an offer.

Daniel

He says he's ready to help form a unity government.

Maya

Not a sentence you hear after most countries' elections.

Daniel

Israel's coalition math has never been a purely domestic affair. And there's a practical reason Washington cares. The political uncertainty complicates American efforts on Iran.

Maya

Because a caretaker government isn't the ideal partner for big decisions.

Daniel

Exactly. European nations, meanwhile, called for addressing humanitarian issues in Gaza and keeping dialogue open. France restated its support for Israel's security, alongside its position on a two-state solution.

Maya

And inside Israel, people took to the streets.

Daniel

Thousands protested on Saturday evening in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, Beersheba, and the Triangle, a cluster of Arab towns in central Israel.

Maya

What were they demanding?

Daniel

The immediate formation of an Arab-Jewish government, and no return to right-wing rule. The organizers, a range of left-wing and pro-democracy groups, called on specific political leaders to form what they call a partnership government.

Maya

And Netanyahu's demands?

Daniel

They rejected them outright.

Maya

Wait, there's another thread here too. Something about Netanyahu loyalists in the security system?

Daniel

Right. One analysis says loyalists to Prime Minister Netanyahu are defending him from key security posts. It points to allegations of wrongful arrests and election interference as signs of deep institutional problems.

Maya

Allegations, to be clear.

Daniel

Yes. And according to that analysis, they could escalate if Netanyahu gets what he wants. The change bloc opposing him may see it as one more reason to form a government quickly.

Maya

Let's turn to the economy. We told you yesterday about the explosion at Intel's factory in Kiryat Gat, in southern Israel, that killed two employees.

Daniel

Now we have a price tag. Intel projects the blast will cost it six hundred million dollars in lost revenue.

Maya

That's a lot of chips not getting made.

Daniel

It is. The good news is production is expected to resume by the end of this week. The cause still looks like a technical failure involving nitrogen trifluoride, a gas used in manufacturing.

Maya

And Wall Street?

Daniel

Not impressed. Intel's third quarter results were strong. But it issued a weaker than expected forecast for the fourth quarter, and its stock fell.

Maya

Better news on the export front. Israel Aerospace Industries, the state-owned defense company.

Daniel

It's nearing a deal worth nine hundred and five point seven million dollars with the Indian Air Force. The job is converting six Boeing seven sixty-seven airliners into aerial refueling tankers.

Maya

Who else was in the running?

Daniel

Russian and European firms took part in the tender. But I A I ended up the only qualified bidder.

Maya

That says something.

Daniel

It does. The new tankers would replace India's current Russian fleet, which is reportedly not up to the job. And at least thirty percent of the work will be done in India, which fits Prime Minister Modi's Make in India push.

Maya

Quickly now. Ben Gurion, Israel's main international airport, may be getting a makeover. Not the runways. The management.

Daniel

A government plan would bring in private companies to run Terminals One and Three. The idea is to separate who manages the infrastructure from who operates the terminals, modeled on how Israel privatized its seaports.

Maya

The pitch being competition and better service, after some rough disruptions there.

Daniel

Right. But there are concerns about service quality, prices, and the need for a new regulator. And the switch is expected to cost tens of millions of shekels.

Maya

Finally, honors in the Gulf for a terror attack that was stopped in midair.

Daniel

Back in September, aboard a flight on flydubai, an airline based in Dubai, the copilot, Hamam al Hammami, attacked the pilot and tried to crash the plane.

Maya

And Israelis were on board.

Daniel

They were. The pilot and Israeli passengers subdued him. Then two off-duty pilots who happened to be flying, Henson Steven and Rowan Tooth, took the controls and made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.

Maya

And now the recognition.

Daniel

United Arab Emirates President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan awarded them and the crew the First Class Order of Zayed the Second, for their bravery.

Maya

Well deserved, by everyone on that flight who refused to let it happen.

Daniel

Absolutely.

Maya

Something to watch as Israel's working week begins today. The official validation of the election results, which is what lets President Isaac Herzog begin consulting the parties on who gets the first shot at a coalition.

Daniel

Follow Good Morning, Israel so tomorrow's episode is waiting for you.

Maya

See you tomorrow morning.