On 17 March, Israel called for tenders to construct the $US780m first section of a 23km line from 'Akko to Karmi'el, with an intermediate station at Ahihud. The project is expected to be completed within five years as the initial stage of a planned line to Qiryat Shemona near the Lebanese border.
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