Intelligence Branch of the General Staff had advised that after withdrawing from the Sinai as a result of the EEF advance along the coastal road, a force of 130 hostile soldiers was still deployed at Nekhl.
Generalstabens efterretningsafdeling havde meddelt at efter tilbagetrækningen fra Sinai som følge af EEF's fremrykning langs kystvejen var der stadig en fjendtlig styrke på 130 soldater ved Nekhel.