| The forensic report said that he committed suicide, his family disagreed and refused to believe it | While Israel demanded that he be harshly punished, he enjoyed widespread support in Egypt and throughout the for his actions |
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| While pro-government newspapers were silent over the incident, opposition newspapers ran articles praising Khater, hailing him as the hero of Sinai | During his childhood, Khater witnessed the on April 8, 1970 |
As soon as Khater's death was announced, angry university and school students protested.
19| Afterwards, the pro-government press published the real story behind the massacre for the first time, revealing that most of the victims were in fact women and children | [Egypt: Director and Playwright of a Theatrical Performance on Remand for "Insulting the Army"] |
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| In popular culture [ ] In 2018, two years after its first debut in Alexandria, an Egyptian under the name of Khater was performed onstage in the and Cairo Sporting club | Egypt's most prominent lawyers stood in line to passionately defend Khater |
Investigation [ ] In the investigation record, Khater tells his story that on October 5, 1985: I was on a cliff high from the ground, serving during my shift, and I saw a group of foreigners; women, children and apparently a man wearing swimsuits.
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