... cargo trains.

This tunnel will be deep enough to run under any and every possible archaeological find area, say 200 meters under the surface.
This tunnel will be wide enough to accommodate any(almost any) possible future increase in traffic, it also has to be high speed train to help traffic increase.
Self-driven trains will be needed because of the longevity of the underground trips that will be hard on humans.
Etc ...

Israel needs aircraft carriers to project airpower at sea far away from land areas and coastal areas.

Israel needs to dramatically expand its fleet of submarines.

May I also be so bold as to recommend our country an "Underwater Missile Defense System" (UWMDS)? Just like Israel's airspace is protected by Iron Dome, why not have a submerged marine equivalent to the Iron Dome?

The UWMDS can protect Israeli waters. Place missile silos at the bottom of the ocean or preferably under the ocean bed, and let's point those missiles upwards at the water surface where you'll find hostile naval fleets, terrorists, pirates and smugglers.

a drone jet backed by separate radar jamming equipment has made the aircraft carrier vulnerable target !

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Israel is a power in area to be reckoned with. enemies in region may boast with threats but in real terms they up against a sophisticated power. costs a lot of lives and money but has given spectacular dividends in other ways.

...one of the lesser-considered aspects of transforming one's ports into a major intermediation point, is.... making the place very appealing to vessel crews.

There are many facets to that consideration. None of those facets require a "wild-west lawless" approach towards sexworkers.and their customers. As a seafarer, admiral, you are of course well aware of life's realities. Some loudmouth'ed MajorLeague Professional Leftists may not be so aware of human nature.

Singapore & Bahrain are two examples of locales in which policymakers have taken a pragmatic approach to handling the sexwork industry.... as an industry. Thereby, completely shielding local citizens from its workings.

Above all else Admiral, you should avoid the thought that "there's plenty of THAT going on here already, those mariners can also hang out in the streets". That is a lazy man's approach which will eventually backfire on you.

Transhipment services provides EVEN HIGHER return on invested capital than tourism does. But you have got to get it right, because there are hungry competitors out there.

Who is going to pay for all your fanciful gadgetry , Aircraft Carriers and lots of submarines?

but rafah, haifa, beirut, turkey

and trains between all of them down to saudi and to west all along to morocco, from there europe.

rafah - gaza - tel aviv - beirut - turkey / damaskus - ramallah - amman - eilat - kairo - algir -marocco - ....

perfect... not even brilliant, just necessary...