There are not too many mentions of this online. I found references to Operation Bravado which was part of Operation Neptue, the naval component of the Operation Overlord invasion plan, in which the canal was mined from the air. The operation started on June 6 1944 through to 30 June 1944. I can't find a mention of the canal not being used during the war.
The canal was closed in 1936 to free commercial traffic from foreign nations.
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