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Six-Day War: The USS Liberty incident: A United States Navy spy ship is attacked by the Israeli Air Force and Navy, resulting in 34 deaths and 171 wounded.
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Six-Day War
1967 war between Israel and Egypt, Jordan, and Syria
The Six-Day War, also known as the June war, 1967 Arab–Israeli war or third Arab–Israeli war, was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab states, primarily Egypt, Syria, and Jordan from 5 to 10 June 1967.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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 combined air and sea attack killed 34 crew members,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
United States Navy
Maritime service branch of the U.S. military
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is the world's most powerful navy with the largest displacement, at 4.5 million tons in 2021. It has the world's largest aircraft carrier fleet, with eleven in service, one…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Spy ship
Ship intended to gather intelligence
A spy ship or reconnaissance vessel is a dedicated ship intended to gather intelligence, usually by means of sophisticated electronic eavesdropping. In a wider sense, any ship intended to gather information could be considered a spy ship.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Israeli Air Force
Aerial and space service branch of the Israel Defense Forces
The Israeli Air Force operates as the aerial and space warfare branch of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). It was founded on May 28, 1948, shortly after the Israeli Declaration of Independence. As of April 2022, Aluf Tomer Bar has been serving as the Air Force commander.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
June 8
Day of the year
June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 206 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)