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.
Os tanques dos Egípcios podiam ainda ter contra-atacado, mas foram barrados por um batalhão de tanques Israelita que apareceu bem atrás da trincheira, tendo cruzado dunas supostamente intransponíveis.