On June 8, 1967, the Israeli Air force and navy pounded the liberty as the ship trolled alone in international waters off the coast of the Gaza Strop, eavesdropping on the war between Israel and its Arab neighbors. The attack left 34 Americans killed and injured 171 injured in the most deadly assault on an American ship since the U.S.S. Indianapolis was torpedoed in the waning days of World War II.