Golda Meir21 February 1973
Israeli fighter planes shoot down a Libyan Airlines jet over the Sinai Desert, killing 108 people
Israel · Government / Government of Israel. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Israeli fighter planes shoot down a Libyan Airlines jet over the Sinai Desert, killing 108 people
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