In October 1973 he placed a British arms embargo on all combatants in the Arab-Israeli Yom Kippur War, which mostly affected the Israelis by preventing them obtaining spares for their Centurion tanks. Heath refused to allow US intelligence gathering from British bases in Cyprus, resulting in a temporary halt in the US signals intelligence tap.
in october 1973 he placed a british arms embargo on all combatants in the arab-israeli yom kippur war which mostly affected the israelis by preventing them obtaining spares for their centurion tanks heath refused to allow us intelligence gathering from british bases in cyprus resulting in a temporary halt in the us signals intelligence tap