The Eighth Army was exhausted, and on 31 July Auchinleck ordered an end to offensive operations and the strengthening of the defences to meet a major counter-offensive.
Snage Britanske 8. armije su bile iscrpljene, pa je Auchinleck 31. srpnja zatražio, da se zaustave ofenzivne operacije i pojača obrana, kako bi se pripremili za veliku ofenzivu.