After the raid by the Imperial Camel Corps Brigade, orders were issued for a raid, to be conducted between 22 and 23 May, on the Ottoman railway between Asluj and Hafir el Auja, to the south of Beersheba.
Efter angrebet fra Imperial Camel Corps Brigade, blev der udstedt ordrer om en angreb, som skulle gennemføres mellem den 22. og 23. maj, mod den osmanniske jernbane mellem Asluj og Hafir el Auja, syd for Beersheba.