USS Liberty incident

The USS Liberty incident was an attack on a U.S. Navy intelligence ship, USS Liberty (AGTR-5), in international waters near the Sinai Peninsula, north of El Arish, by Israeli fighter planes and torpedo boats on June 8, 1967, during the Six-Day War between Israel and the Arab States. The attack killed 34 U.S. servicemen and wounded 173.

See also

• Six-Day War
• Israeli Airforce during the Six-Day War
• Other international incidents involving the U.S. military:
• Gulf of Tonkin Incident
• Capture of USS Pueblo
• Iran Air Flight 655
• French submarine Surcouf
• Gulf of Sidra incident - two incidents involving F-14 Tomcats of the U.S. Navy and warplanes of the Libyan Air Force.