The Reagan Administration reported that Israel had been regularly selling weapons and providing technical assistance to South Africa despite a UN arms embargo imposed in 1977, risking a loss of U.S. foreign aid. Israel had announced in anticipation of the report that it would make no new sales to South Africa.
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