[In 1967, the US spy ship was violently beaten by Israel, and more than 100 people were killed and injured.
On June 8, 1967, ground fighting between Israeli forces and Arab countries such as Egypt, Syria and Jordan was in full swing.
At 10 a.m., the Mediterranean Sea was windy and sunny. On the high seas, 13 miles from the northern shore of the Sinai Peninsula, the U.S. electronic reconnaissance ship Liberty is moving slowly. The ship participated in many important battles during World War II and made many achievements. After the war, the U.S. Navy repaired and modified it, equipped with a large number of advanced electronic instruments, and became an important tool for maritime intelligence reconnaissance. Since Egyptian President Nasser announced the blockade of the Strait of Tiran on the 21st of last month, the Freedom has sailed to the Mediterranean Sea, frequently haunting and cruising in the sea, intercepting many important radio messages from Arab countries. The crew on board was working intensely on deciphering, preparing to inform Israel of some of these very important elements.
Just then, two Israeli Mirage ICJ fighter jets appeared in the sky. They hover over the sea, searching for everything they can play with. After a few turns, they spotted Liberty. The ship was certainly not Israeli, because they could not see any obvious signs, so without further reconnaissance and verification, the two pilots flew down, and the rockets and artillery opened fire at the same time, and the random bombs were thrown down.
An Israeli torpedo boat cruising nearby, finding itself attacking the target, immediately rushed to help, firing three torpedoes in a row at 1.5 nautical miles from the target. The 1st was left, the 2nd was right, and the revised 3rd finally hit directly. The captain held a telescope and clearly saw that the starboard side of the target hull had been blown through a large hole, and thick black smoke had been rising from the ship. In his judgment, in less than two hours, the ship would sink in the Mediterranean.
While the captain was feeling proud, he suddenly noticed that a Star-Spangled Banner had been raised from the main mast of the target ship. At this time, he realized that he had run into a catastrophe.
The Israeli captain urgently called out to the Freedom: "Do you need help?" ”
The Americans on board replied angrily, "Hell yes! ”
The Israelites were dumbfounded, overwhelmed.
As a result, the attack killed 34 American crew members and injured 75 others.
At 10:30 a.m., U.S. President Johnson received a call from Israeli Prime Minister Ashkel: "Mr. President, I feel very sorry and sorry. The attack was a pure misunderstanding, and the Israeli side was willing to compensate for the entire loss. ”
At this point, President Johnson has nothing to do.
Later, the Israeli military explained that before the accident, the Egyptian supply ship "Aeroquisel" had been operating in the same place.
But in any case, the American side is dumb and even has words of suffering, and Israel is also extremely frustrated, without the slightest joy of victory. You must know how much political, diplomatic, and military support the United States gave to Israel in the third Middle East war, and I did not expect that Israel would give such a return to the United States.
This is how the Liberty electronic reconnaissance ship disappeared from the U.S. Navy's establishment.
