While one division was deployed to aggressively defend the disputed, wide No Man's Land area by patrolling towards Hareira and Beersheba, a second division was in reserve, in training in the rear near Abasan el Kebir.
Mens en division var indsat i et aggressivt forsvar af det omstridte brede ingenmandsland ved at patruljere i retning af Hareira og Beersheba, en anden division var i reserve, under træning i bagområdet nær Abasan el Kebir.