Egyptian tanks are now stationed on Israel’s border for the first time since the Six Day War in 1967, after Israel allowed the Egyptian Army to boost its military presence in the Sinai Peninsula, July 15. Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon gave Egypt permission to deploy extra troops, bringing the total deployment to 11 infantry battalions, a tank battalion and attack helicopters.

The situation in the Sinai has long been precarious, and has only deteriorated since the ouster of former President Hosni Mubarak and then Mohammed Morsi. Nearly 60 people have been killed since June 30, with more attacks happening all the time.

Egypt has not said how many troops it now has in the area, but rough estimates indicate that the total is between 3,000 and 11,000 soldiers. Since the 1978 Camp David Accords, the Sinai Peninsula has been effectively demilitarized. In recent years, more robust Egyptian forces have been brought in to deal with terrorism.

Israel is confronted with a catch-22 situation. If it were to stick strictly to the 1978 Camp David Accords and refuse Egypt’s requests to send in extra troops, the area could become a haven for terrorists, and make it even easier for Iran to smuggle weapons to Hamas in Gaza.

But allowing Egyptian troops in the area could be even more dangerous. The Camp David Accords are the cornerstone of Israel’s national security. A Sinai occupied by the Egyptian military opens Israel up to a full-scale land invasion on a flank that Israel has long regarded as secure. Once Egypt has the infrastructure in place, such as airbases and stationary defenses, the number of troops and weapons could be quickly expanded.

Even after Morsi’s ouster, Israel cannot trust Egypt. Even Tamarod, the coalition of more liberal groups that began the protests against Morsi, called for the abolition of the Camp David Accords. Spokesman for Tamarod, Abdul Aziz, publicly said to journalists: “If the international forces stationed in Sinai continue to prevent, for instance, airplanes from entering … we demand from now that [Egypt] suspend its actions under Camp David and impose its sovereignty on Sinai to be rid of these terrorist groups.”

A poll released in 2012 by Pew Research found that 61 percent of Egyptians want to annul the Camp David Accords, up from 54 percent the previous year. It may be only a matter of time before Cairo disregards them completely and takes control of the entire Sinai. These recent military overtures bring us one step closer to that point.

Despite Morsi’s overthrow, Israel is much less secure than when Mubarak was in charge. As the Trumpet has warned for years, the Bible prophesies that Egypt will ally itself with Iran and radical Islam. This leaves Israel hugely vulnerable. For decades Israel has assumed its southern border was safe. That assumption is no longer valid.

There was a lot of talk about Israel’s vulnerability right after Mubarak was brought down, but since then everyone seems to have become desensitized to it. They’ve become used to Egypt being unstable. But Israel should be worried. For more information on what is prophesied to happen there, read our free booklet Jerusalem in Prophecy.