Republican Congressman Thomas Massie has used the 59th anniversary of Israel’s attack on the USS Liberty to call for a new investigation into the deadly 1967 assault.
Israeli forces attacked the US intelligence ship during the Six-Day War, killing 34 Americans and wounding 171 others. Israel later apologised, saying it had mistaken the vessel for an Egyptian ship. US sailors on the ship have said that Israel deliberately attacked the ship.
Massie questioned the official account and urged Congress to pass a resolution honouring the survivors and reopening scrutiny of the attack.
