Complex sentence: This led to Israeli artillery fire falling on his forces instead, but these caused little casualties, due to the dense the mango trees, which minimized the hit radius of artillery rounds and provided cover from shrapnel.
Split into simpler sentences: This led to Israeli artillery fire falling on his forces instead. The Egyptians suffered few casualties though, due to the density of the mango trees, which minimized the hit radius of artillery rounds and provided cover from shrapnel.