On 19 May 1950, Egypt announced that the Suez Canal is closed to Israeli ships and commerce.
The Suez Canal, is a sea-level waterway in _Egypt,_ connecting the _Mediterranean Sea_ to the _Red Sea_ through the _Isthmus of Suez._ Constructed by the Suez Canal Company between 1859 and 1869, it was officially opened on 17 November 1869. The canal offers watercraft a more direct route between the _North Atlantic_ and _northern Indian oceans_ via the _Mediterranean_ and _Red seas,_ thus avoiding the _South Atlantic_ and _southern Indian Oceans_ and thereby reducing the journey distance.
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