Israel has an ambitious proposal to construct a 160-mile canal which would connect the Red Sea to the Mediterranean ... would bypass the Suez Canal and challenge Egypt’s long-standing monopoly ...
connecting the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. This 160-mile (257 km) canal would cut through the Negev Desert and the southern end of the Gulf of Aqaba, providing an alternative to the Suez ...
The canal is a major source of hard currency for Egypt. The Red Sea is linked to the Mediterranean by the Egyptian Suez Canal, creating the shortest shipping route between Europe and Asia.