Suleiman Mohammed Abdul-Hamid Khater ( Arabic سليمان خاطر , also transcribed '' Soleiman '' , '' Sulaiman '' , '' Sulayman '' , '' Suliman '' etc. ; 1961-1986 ) was an Egyptian soldier who committed the Ras Burqa massacre of October 5 , 1985 , when he opened fire on Israeli tourists in the Sinai Peninsula , killing seven of them , as well as an Egyptian police officer . While Israel demanded that he be harshly punished , he enjoyed widespread support in Egypt and throughout the Arab world for his actions . Khater was found dead in January 1986 , hanged in his jail cell , and many suspected that the Egyptian authorities staged a " suicide " as a convenient escape from their political dilemma
Ras Burqa massacre
Ras Burqa massacre
Suleiman Khater