In Al-Ahram on February 1, Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, friend and advisor to president Nasser, wrote that Egypt had declared a state of emergency and moved its forces to the border, where "The two armies constitute an effective pincer against Israel."
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Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion refused the IDF's request for a massive mobilization of reserves, but authorized the call-up of 7,000 men, the minimum required to maintain a heightened state of alert for a prolonged amount of time.
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These could also have repercussions on other points of conflict, such as Israeli shipping in the Red Sea.
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