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Widow Becomes Fifth Victim of Forgotten 2023 Egypt Terror Attack

Mor Shamli, who witnessed her husband Alon Shamli's murder in a terror attack in Alexandria, Egypt, has died at the age of 34 after more than three years of profound psychological trauma. Her family announced her passing on Friday, October 30, 2026, describing her as having been a "living dead person" whose soul was murdered alongside her husband.

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01Mor Shamli, the 34-year-old widow of terror victim Alon Shamli, died on Friday, October 30, 2026, after years of severe trauma.
02Alon Shamli was murdered by an Egyptian police officer in Alexandria on October 8, 2023, one day after the October 7 massacre.
03The shooting attack in Egypt also claimed the lives of Israeli tourists Amnon Bezalel and Hagai Efrat, and their local guide.
04Mor Shamli witnessed her husband's murder and described herself as living but dead since the day of the attack.
05In January, Shamli announced plans to seek assisted suicide in Switzerland due to unbearable psychological pain and a lack of justice.
06Alon Shamli was a youth coach for Hapoel Tel Aviv, and the club named a youth team in his memory.
07Mor Shamli's parents, Ilan and Shoshi Cohen, confirmed her death and requested privacy during this difficult time.

On October 8, 2023, one day after the October 7 massacre in Israel, an Egyptian police officer opened fire on a group of Israeli tourists visiting the Pompey's Pillar site in Alexandria. Alon Shamli, a 34-year-old physical education teacher and youth coach for Hapoel Tel Aviv, was killed in the attack along with Amnon Bezalel and Hagai Efrat, who later succumbed to his wounds, as well as their Egyptian tour guide.

Following the tragedy, Mor Shamli dedicated herself to preserving her husband's memory and seeking justice, though she expressed deep frustration at what she described as a failure by the Israeli government to achieve justice for the killer. In January, she announced on social media her intention to undergo assisted suicide in Switzerland due to unbearable pain, writing that the bullet that pierced Alon's heart had also pierced her own.

Summarized by baba from the reports of 11 newsrooms. Updated 30 Oct, 23:18

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“Since the disaster in Egypt and the trauma she endured, she was living dead. Her husband was murdered next to her and she never recovered; her soul was murdered there in Egypt and today she simply passed away prematurely.”

per Her parents, Ilan and Susi Cohen