To: Sloth
The attack was deliberate. No question about it. The question is, did they know or believe it was an American ship? The "accident" part has to do with it being American. As I said, the Americans claimed no ships were in the area, and the Israelis were being bombarded by the Egyptians by (they thought) the sea. It all added up to attacking that ship.
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