 The Seventh Army of 7,000 soldiers supported by 111 guns, and commanded by Mustafa Kemal Pasa, had its headquarters at Nablus. This army, comprising the III Corps'1st and 11th Infantry Divisions and the XXIII Corps' 26th and 53rd Infantry Division, held the line in the Judean Hills from Furkhah eastwards to Baghalat 6 miles (9.7 km) west north west of Jericho on the west bank of the Jordan River.
