At 13:30 the next day a patrol to El Buqqar was fired on by 30 Ottoman soldiers 1 mile (1.6 km) northeast of that place, while a reconnaissance by the General Staff of Anzac Mounted Division to Esani, was underway.
13.30 den følgende dag blev en patrulje til El Buqqar beskudt af 30 osmanniske soldater 1½ km nordøst for dette sted, men en rekognoscering af den beredne Anzac divisions generalstab til Esani var i gang.