US congressman demands probe into Israel’s 1967 attack on USS Liberty
Key takeaways
- Thomas Massie suggests the deadly assault was not an accident and calls on the US government to honour its survivors.
- Monday marked the 59th anniversary of the attack, and Massie honoured the occasion by delivering a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives, in the presence of survivors.
- The Israeli government has long maintained the incident was a “friendly fire” accident.
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Thomas Massie suggests the deadly assault was not an accident and calls on the US government to honour its survivors.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo'The Israelis were intent on leaving no survivors,' Massie says of the 1967 attack [File: Kylie Cooper/Reuters]By Al Jazeera Staff Published On 8 Jun 20268 Jun 2026Republican Congressman Thomas Massie has urged the United States to reopen its investigation into a 1967 Israeli attack on a US Navy ship, the USS Liberty, that killed 34 service members and injured 171 others.
Monday marked the 59th anniversary of the attack, and Massie honoured the occasion by delivering a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives, in the presence of survivors.