On March 10, the Israeli Defense Forces reached the shores of the Red Sea at Umm Rashrash, west of Aqaba in the area of biblical Elath, and captured it without a battle.
O 10 de marzo as Forzas de Defensa de Israel chegaron ás costas do mar Vermello en Umm Rashrash, ao oeste de Aqaba no área da bíblica Elath, e a capturaron sen batalla algunha.