Following Anwar Sadat's ascension to the Egyptian presidency, Libya's relations with Egypt deteriorated. Sadat was perturbed by Gaddafi's unpredictability and insistence that Egypt required a cultural revolution. In February 1973, Israeli forces shot down Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114, which had strayed from Egyptian airspace into Israeli-held territory during a sandstorm. Gaddafi was infuriated that Egypt had not done more to prevent the incident, and in retaliation planned to destroy the RMS Queen Elizabeth 2, a British ship chartered by American Jews to sail to Haifa for Israel's 25th anniversary. Gaddafi ordered an Egyptian submarine to target the ship, but Sadat cancelled the order, fearing a military escalation. COUNT 5
QSN1 Whose rise to the presidency of Egypt led to the decline in relations between Egypt and Libya? ANS1 Sadat QSN2 What nation's military destroyed Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114? ANS2 Israeli QSN3 What city was the destination of RMS Queen Elizabeth 2? ANS3 Haifa QSN4 Why did Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114 accidentally fly into Israel's airspace? ANS4 sandstorm QSN5 Jews from what nation chartered the RMS Queen Elizabeth 2? ANS5 American