Original sentence: The Egyptian commander in Palestine, Major General Ahmed Ali al-Mwawi, was opposed to such a move, but the leadership in Cairo dismissed his worries, and on May 28 ordered at least a quarter of his total forces to move north from Majdal
Edited sentence: Egypt invaded the newly-declared State of Israel on May 15, 1948.On May 17, a small force split off from Beersheba to link up with more Egyptian forces at Auja al-Hafir, on May 19 the main column attacked Yad Mordechai, and on May 20, the main force in Beersheba set out to link with the Jordanian Arab Legion in Hebron.The Egyptian commander al-Mwawi, was opposed to such a move, but the leadership in Cairo dismissed his worries, and on May 28 ordered at least a quarter of his total forces to move north from Majdal.Their advance was three-pronged: The main column moved north through what is today the Gaza Strip and attacked Kfar Darom, another column went east toward Beersheba, and a third attacked Nirim.Their strength was approximately one division, commanded by Major General Ahmed Ali al-Mwawi