just in case you've forgotten. it was intentional intending to blame it on egypt and bring the empire into the war;

Remember when Israel bombed the USS Liberty and killed 30+ US Soldiers and injured 100’s? Has Israel always been batshit insane?

Ss: in 1967 USS Liberty was bombed.

Wiki article: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Liberty_incident

This part is interesting: “Israel apologized for the attack, saying that the USS Liberty had been attacked in error after being mistaken for an Egyptian ship.[5]

Both the Israeli and U.S. governments conducted inquiries and issued reports that concluded the attack was a mistake due to Israeli confusion about the ship's identity.[6]

Others, including survivors of the attack, have rejected these conclusions and maintain that the attack was deliberate…”........https://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/1d1xeun/remember_when_israel_bombed_the_uss_liberty_and/