Expressing security concerns over the restive situation in Egypt, Israel said that the new government in Egypt would let flow of arms to Gaza abridging the Israeli-Egyptian military dialogues.

Muslim Brotherhood had previously that one of its top priority is to hamper the peace treaty if it takes control of Cairo. Senior defense officials of Israel Defense Force (IDF) warned on Saturday that the shift of regime in Egypt would force Israel to budge resources and perhaps augment its force in the South.

With the 1979 peace treaty coming into effect with Egypt, the Israel had focused most of its armed forces and acquisition efforts specifically on the northern front – that is against Syria, Lebanon and Iran. Officials also said that Israel was much concerned about the effects of regime change on Egypt’s border with Gaza as the security forces have been insistently recently working more to cease arms smuggling to Hamas.

The Embattled autocrat Hosni Mubarak named Egypt’s military intelligence chief as the new vice president and a new premier on Saturday, following a mass protest against his autocratic rule.

Reportedly, Israel was closely watching the protests in Egypt and teams gathered at the Kirya military headquarters and Southern Command headquarters in Beersheba and Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv to debate the likely consequences and developments. Several issues concerning, especially the Muslim Brotherhood’s potential to assume power in Egypt and its plan to foil the peace treaty and the long-term strategic effect Mubarak’s downfall.