"The third possibility is that [Egypt] will go in the direction of Iran," Netanyahu said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Egypt could follow Iran and fall into the hands of “Islamists” as a result of the country's uprising.

While speaking at an event for European diplomats held at the Knesset on Monday, Netanyahu said: “Egyptians can choose a state with secular reforms. However, there is also another possibility that the Islamists will exploit the situation in order to gain governance over the country and lead it backward.”

"The third possibility is that [Egypt] will go in the direction of Iran," Netanyahu said, adding that they would "oppress the country and threaten all those surrounding it."

Egyptian revolution enters on Tuesday its fifteenth day, with protesters planning mass rallies on this day.
When the protests began at the end of last month, Netanyahu issued a similar warning, saying that a “radical regime” could take over in Mubarak's place.

"Our real fear is of a situation that could develop ... and which has already developed in several countries including Iran itself -- repressive regimes of radical Islam".

Netanyahu added that although the protests may not be motivated by religious extremism, "in a situation of chaos, an organized Islamist body can seize control of a country. It happened in Iran. It happened in other instances".