Massie enters resolution to honor 34 killed in 1967 USS Liberty incident

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) filed a resolution Tuesday to honor the 34 Americans killed in a 1967 Israeli attack on a U.S. Navy ship that was ruled an accident by both governments, marking the latest move from Massie criticizing Israel.

On June 8, 1967, during the Six-Day War, the USS Liberty, an American ship deployed to the Mediterranean at the time for an intelligence mission, was attacked by Israeli torpedoes and two fighter jets. The attack left 34 Americans aboard the ship dead and 170 wounded. The Israeli government at the time immediately apologized for the attack on the U.S. vessel, calling it a “tragic error.”