Allenby was aware of the lack of accurate maps of the Judean Hills and that the history of previous campaigns in the region gave clear warnings against hasty or lightly supported assaults on the strong western ramparts.
Allenby era consciente da falta de mapas precisos dos montes de Xudea, e que a historia das campañas anteriores na rexión deron claras advertencias en contra de asaltos apresurados ou pouco apoiados nas sólidas murallas occidentais de Xerusalén.