One of the decisions made by Elazar during his tenure was the order to down a Libyan passenger jet that strayed into Israeli airspace and was suspected to be on a terrorist mission when it did not respond . The plane was shot down by the Israeli Air Force over the Sinai Peninsula under direct orders from Elazar , killing over 100 civilians . Only later was it discovered that this was a civilian aircraft that had made a navigational error
civilian aircraft that had made a navigational error
Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114
David Elazar