Doesn Israel say they ended the attack the minute they saw someone hoist an American flag?
The Israeli attack by combined air, naval and army forces spanned two hours – as long as the attack on Pearl Harbor. The air attack alone lasted approximately 25 minutes: consisting of more than 30 sorties by approximately 12 separate planes using napalm, cannon, and rockets which left 821 holes in the Liberty’s hull. Following the air attack, three Israeli motor torpedo boats torpedoed the ship, causing a 40′ x 40′ wide hole in her hull, and machine-gunned firefighters and stretcher-bearers attempting to save their ship and crew. More than 3,000 machine-gun bullet holes were later counted on the Liberty’s hull. After the attack was thought to have ended, three life rafts were lowered into the water to rescue the most seriously wounded. The Israeli torpedo boats returned and machine-gunned these life rafts at close range. This was followed by the approach of two large Israeli Army assault helicopters filled with armed commandos carrying what appeared to be explosive satchels. After hov
