USS Liberty incident: a United States Navy spy ship is attacked by Israeli forces, allegedly in error, killing 34 crew

Wann

8. Juni 1967

Art

Ereignis

Koordinaten

31.39° N, 33.38° E

Description

USS Liberty incident: a United States Navy spy ship is attacked by Israeli forces, allegedly in error, killing 34 crew.

Platziert: coordinates of the event it links, USS Liberty incident.

1967 Israeli attack on United States Navy ship

The USS Liberty incident was an attack on a United States Navy technical research ship, USS Liberty, by Israeli Air Force jet fighter aircraft and Israeli Navy motor torpedo boats, on 8 June 1967, during the Six-Day War. The attack killed 34 crew members, wounded 171 crew members, and severely damaged the ship.

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