The Egyptians’ tanks could still have counter-attacked, but they were engaged by an Israeli tank battalion that appeared from well behind the trench lines, having crossed supposedly impassable sand dunes.
I carri armati egiziani avrebbero potuto sferrare un contrattacco, ma si ritrovarono a dover affrontare un battaglione di carri armati israeliani che, avendo superato dune apparentemente invalicabili, era sbucato da dietro la linea di trincea.