On 8 January 2016, two suspected militants, armed with a melee weapon and a signal flare, allegedly arrived by sea and stormed the Bella Vista Hotel in the Red Sea city of Hurghada, Egypt, stabbing two foreign tourists from Austria and one from Sweden.

[5][6] An Egyptian court found that the attack was incited by a Syria-based operative of the Islamic State who was in contact with the perpetrators.

[4] According to BBC security analyst Frank Gardner, the ISIS goal in inciting such attacks is to undermine crucial support tourism provides to the Egyptian economy.

Kheir was charged with possessing ammunition and firearms, joining an illegal group, and attempted murder.

[7] Hisham Zaazou, Egypt's Minister of Tourism, responded by announcing new security measures to protect tourists.