THE DAY AMERICA WAS ATTACKED
Special Series Documentary. With over 3,350,816 views, this investigates the shocking truth behind a deadly Israeli attack on a US naval vessel.
In 1967, at the height of the Arab-Israeli Six-Day War, the Israeli Air Force launched an unprovoked attack on the USS Liberty, a US Navy spy ship that was monitoring the conflict from the safety of international waters in the Mediterranean.
Israeli jet fighters hit the vessel with rockets, cannon fire, and napalm, before three Israeli torpedo boats moved in to launch a second more devastating attack. Though she did not sink, the Liberty was badly damaged. 34 US servicemen and civilian analysts were killed, and another 171 were wounded.
Later Israel apologised for what it claimed to be a tragic case of mistaken identity. It said that it had believed the ship to be a hostile Egyptian naval vessel. US President Lyndon B. Johnson chose not to challenge the word of his closest Middle East ally and accepted that the attack had been a catastrophic accident.
But the TRUTH is coming out about what exactly happened that fateful day – and the remarkable cover up that followed.
THE USS LIBERTY
June 8, 1967 — the day the USS Liberty was attacked. On that fateful day, the USS Liberty, an American naval intelligence ship, was mistakenly attacked during the Six-Day War in 1967.
Despite flying a U.S. flag and clearly identifying itself, the ship was targeted by Israeli fighter jets and torpedo boats. The assault lasted for several hours, causing severe damage, numerous casualties, and testing the crew’s resilience and courage in the face of unexpected betrayal.
The story of that day is one of survival, faith, and an unbreakable human spirit.
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