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Source: http://www.imra.org.il/story.php3?id=22300
Planned Saudi-Egyptian Causeway across Red Sea Could Restrict Israeli Access to Eilat
(Saudi Press Agency/IMRA) Egyptian Minister of Transport Essam Sharaf said Saudi Arabia and Egypt are planning to set up a causeway across the Red Sea linking the Saudi port of Diba with the Egyptian port of Sharm-al-Sheikh, at a cost of $3 billion. Israeli security analysts are concerned that the causeway could be used to restrict access to the Israeli port of Eilat since movement of vessels over a certain height will require coordination with those operating the causeway. In addition, the project could facilitate the movement of military equipment between Saudi Arabia and Egypt.