The final objective of the XX Corps, as described in the "XX Corps Instructions", was to destroy the opposition units at Beersheba, in cooperation with the Desert Mounted Corps.
Det endelige mål for 20. korps, som beskrevet i 20. korps instruktioner, var at nedkæmpe de fjendtlige enheder ved Beersheba i samarbejde med det beredne Ørkenkorps.