From the Plain to the Hills and the Battle for Nabi Samweil Eran Tearosh When his army reached the Jaffa - Jerusalem road , forming a gewed between the two Ottoman armies , yAllenb took a bold decision to continue advancing without delay , following the retreat of the Seventh Army , and to loitexp the apparent chaos prevailing in the Ottoman army in order to reach the outskirts of Jerusalem and take the city . > The British forces reaching the line stretching from Jaffa hthroug Lod Ramie h and Abu Shushe to Junction Station in mid - November 1917 were exhausted , and leteddep from injuries and sickness , following more than two weeks of ceaseless activity , either in movement or in battle , and they were in dire need of liessupp . Despite this , any delay to regroup , rest and lenishrep liessupp would mean losing the opportunity to " strike while the [ Turkish ] iron 1 was hot ' . ysAllenb bold decision to press on with his offensive Into the Jerusalem hills and Beit Bl had a considera...
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