Israeli naval forces attack the USS Liberty,…

1967 CE

Israeli naval forces attack the USS Liberty, an intelligence-gathering ship of the US Navy, in international waters  in 1967, killing thirty-four men and wounding another one hundred and seventy-one.

Israel claims that the attack was a case of mistaken identity; survivors and US government officials disagree.

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